technology EU probes Google, Apple and Meta over app stores, search rankings, user consentinvestigations are looking into the tech companies’ compliance with the Digital Markets Act, which came into force recently
Courts Max Schrems added to Meta’s €1.2bn case against Ireland’s data watchdog Case relates to Meta’s appeal over the DPC’s decision to fine Facebook a record €1.2 billion and to halt data transfers from Europe to the US
Technology Meta’s Irish subsidiary pays out near €4bn dividendCompany, which was hit with a €1.2 billion fine by the Data Protection Commission in April said it set aside €4.42bn in regulatory compliance provisions last year
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Legal Meta argues against privacy activist Max Schrems being joined to €1.2bn data caseLawyers for the privacy activist said that he was the genesis of the legal proceedings
Legal Rohingya refugees move to have claims against Meta heard in Irish courtRefugees claim that Facebook contributed to the genocide of the minority group by failing to appropriately moderate content
Artificial Intelligence Meta goes up against OpenAI and Google with Llama2 Making the large language model, or LLM, more widely accessible, establishes Meta alongside other tech giants as having a key contribution to the AI arms race
Tech Twitter, YouTube, Instagram among sites to face new EU rulesNon-compliance with rules can cost the company as much as 6 per cent annual revenue or even get the platform banned
Data Data Protection Commission and Meta emerge bruised from EU privacy punch-upThe Irish regulator fined Instagram and Facebook a combined €390 million for breaches of the GDPR in its use of personal data for advertising – but only after it was effectively forced to by other European data agencies
Tech Meta fined €265m by Data Protection Commission over Facebook privacy breachLatest fine brings to almost €1 billion total amount platform has been fined by DPC
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