Fine · Ireland
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: EUR 251,000,000
- Authority
- Data Protection Commission (Ireland)
- Country
- Ireland
- Date
- Decision of 12 December 2024
- Amount
- EUR 251,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- Appeal status
- Under appeal (source)
- Provisions cited
- Article 25(1), Article 25(2), Article 33(3), Article 33(5)
What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)
A 2018 'View As' token flaw exposed about 29 million Facebook accounts (about 3 million in the EU/EEA); incomplete breach notification and poor design and default safeguards.
Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.
Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.