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The 10 largest GDPR fines on Big Tech (techcrunch.com)

submitted 3 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.zip

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This list only includes major penalties issued to tech firms under the GDPR. In recent years, some significant sanctions have also been issued on Big Tech.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Meta (Facebook): Fined €1.2 billion (~$1.31 billion) in May 2023
Amazon: Fined €746 million (~$815 million) in July 2021.
Meta (Instagram): Fined €405 million (~$443 million) in September 2021
Meta (Instagram and Facebook): Fined a total of €390 million (~$426 million) in January 2023
ByteDance (TikTok): Fined €345 million (~$377 million) in September 2023
Meta (Facebook and Instagram): Fined €265 million (~$290 million) in November 2022
Meta (WhatsApp): Fined €225 million (~$246 million) in September 2021
Alphabet/Google (Android): Fined €50 million (~$55 million) in January 2019
Meta (Facebook): Fined €17 million (~$18.5 million) in March 2022
ByteDance (TikTok): Fined around €14.8 million at current exchange rates (~$16 million) in April 2023

[–] YourPrivatHater@ani.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not even remotely enough! We need to put another one or two zeros behind the numbers.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) have even higher annual turnover fines, so it will increase.

[–] FuryMaker@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Did they pay them though?

Did they make more money than they were penalised? If so, nothing changes. Cost of doing business.