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BBC News · collected 2026-11-14 · by George Wright

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Italian regulators fined Meta €805 million for accessing users' photos and videos on Android devices without their specific consent. The fine affects about 20 million users whose Facebook app accessed their phone galleries through a feature that suggests photos and videos for posts. The Italian Data Protection Authority gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature by default and obtain explicit consent from users separately. The regulator cited Meta's lack of cooperation and the widespread impact on users as factors in imposing the fine.
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12
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
2 of 12 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Topics

Android Facebook Italian Italy Meta

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Meta ORG · 6× Facebook ORG · 4× Italian NORP · 3× BBC ORG · 1× Data Protection Authority ORG · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Italy GPE · 1× New Mexico GPE · 1× WhatsApp ORG · 1×

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The regulator said it took into account "the high number of people affected" and the fact it is "still ongoing for those who have not updated the app and for those who have already given their consent to the system".
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
According to the Italian regulator, a preceding notice did not make clear that this would also allow Facebook to generate suggestions based on photos in their gallery.
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Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Published Italian regulators have fined social media giant Meta €805m (£670; $887m) for accessing Android users' photos without their specific consent. asserted
regulators → publish → consent
Italy's Data Protection Authority said Meta did not properly inform about 20 million smartphone users that it had access to their photos and videos via a feature of the Facebook app. asserted
it → say → app
It has given Meta 60 days to disable the feature by default and seek users' consent separately. asserted
It → give → consent
The fine is among the largest an Italian authority has ever imposed on a tech giant. asserted
authority → impose → giant
The charge is related to a feature which suggests photos and videos from a user's phone gallery as ideas for posts. uncertain
which → relate → posts
Facebook requested access to users' photo galleries through a single app-wide authorisation. asserted
Facebook → request → authorisation
According to the Italian regulator, a preceding notice did not make clear that this would also allow Facebook to generate suggestions based on photos in their gallery. uncertain
Facebook → accord → gallery
The regulator said it took into account "the high number of people affected" and the fact it is "still ongoing for those who have not updated the app and for those who have already given their consent to the system". asserted
who → say → system
It also cited "Meta's lack of co-operation". asserted
It → cite → operation
The BBC has reached out to Meta for comment. asserted
BBC → reach → comment
Last month, Meta, which is also behind Instagram and WhatsApp, was hit with its largest fine ever for its business practices. asserted
which → hit → practices
A US judge in New Mexico ordered the company to pay $25bn (£18.6bn) after it found that found it had spent years lying to the public about how it handled Facebook user data. asserted
it → order → data
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