The world is increasingly sensitive to the protection of user privacy and data. Even more so when it comes to children. Instagram will pay a fine of 405 million euros for its negligent handling of user data, the second largest fine ever imposed under the GDPR. It leads the ranking Amazon, which received a fine of 746 million euros last year. The fine imposed on Instagram stems from violating children's privacy by publishing their email addresses and phone numbers.
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The proceedings against Instagram dragged on longer, as Politico reports that the dispute was prolonged by comments from multiple European data protection authorities. The beginnings of the procedure go back to the days when children's profiles could be set as public without any problems. So, in addition to other security issues, they were more easily targeted by advertisements. The spokesperson for Meta also commented on the fine: "We updated Instagram over a year ago and added many new settings and features, that help keep teens safe and their information private. Anyone under the age of 18 has their account automatically set to private. This means that only people they allow to follow them can see the content they post. At the same time, adults who don't follow them can't send them messages. We have fully consulted with the authorities and are carefully reviewing theironefinal decision.In February, Meta threatened to pull its social networks out of Europe due to privacy regulations. But it is probably clear to everyone that this will most likely never happen.
For God's sake, he should take them down 😀 no normal person cares about them nestoh...