Meta has been fined €805 million in Italy after the country’s data protection authority found Facebook had accessed Android users’ photos and videos without properly informing them or obtaining consent.
The case centres on a Facebook feature that suggested images and videos from users’ personal galleries that they could post.
Italian regulators say Meta must disable the feature by default within 60 days and seek users’ consent separately before accessing that content.
The investigation began in 2025 and did not cover whether the material was used to train artificial intelligence models.
The authority says the fine is equivalent to around 0.47 per cent of Meta’s global revenue.
Meta has not yet commented on the ruling.
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