The Irish Data Protection Commission, backed by the European Data Protection Board, ordered Meta to cease all transfers of European personal data to the United States and to return data already transferred to EU data centres. The decision includes a record fine of €1.2 billion. The ruling follows a decade‑long litigation over Meta’s compliance with EU privacy law.
Why it matters: The fine signals the EU’s willingness to enforce strict data‑transfer rules on large US tech firms.
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