Ireland fines Instagram a record of more than $405 mln over children's data [telecom]

Sep 18, 2022 0 Replies

DUBLIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against social network Instagram following an investigation into its handling of children's data, a spokesperson for the watchdog said.



Instagram plans to appeal against the fine, a spokesperson for parent Meta Platforms Inc. said in an emailed statement.



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Google's "Currency Converter" shows 405 Million Euros as equivalent to



405,454,005.00 US Dollars as of 20:42Z on September 18.

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