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title: "Meta Platforms Ireland Limited fined EUR 1,200,000,000 (Ireland, 2023)"
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source: "https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/decisions/inquiry-concerning-data-transfers-eueea-us-meta-platforms-ireland-limited-its-facebook-service"
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Fine · Ireland

# Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: EUR 1,200,000,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Authority:** Data Protection Commission (Ireland)
- **Country:** Ireland
- **Date:** Decision of 12 May 2023
- **Amount:** EUR 1,200,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Under appeal ([source](https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/decisions/fines))
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 46(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/46#1)

## What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

Kept transferring Facebook users' data to the US on standard contractual clauses after the Schrems II judgment, without addressing the risks the court identified.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/decisions/inquiry-concerning-data-transfers-eueea-us-meta-platforms-ireland-limited-its-facebook-service)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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