This list only includes major penalties issued to tech firms under the GDPR. In recent years, some significant sanctions have also been issued on Big Tech.

  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago
    1. Meta (Facebook): Fined €1.2 billion (~$1.31 billion) in May 2023
    2. Amazon: Fined €746 million (~$815 million) in July 2021.
    3. Meta (Instagram): Fined €405 million (~$443 million) in September 2021
    4. Meta (Instagram and Facebook): Fined a total of €390 million (~$426 million) in January 2023
    5. ByteDance (TikTok): Fined €345 million (~$377 million) in September 2023
    6. Meta (Facebook and Instagram): Fined €265 million (~$290 million) in November 2022
    7. Meta (WhatsApp): Fined €225 million (~$246 million) in September 2021
    8. Alphabet/Google (Android): Fined €50 million (~$55 million) in January 2019
    9. Meta (Facebook): Fined €17 million (~$18.5 million) in March 2022
    10. ByteDance (TikTok): Fined around €14.8 million at current exchange rates (~$16 million) in April 2023
  • FuryMaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Did they pay them though?

    Did they make more money than they were penalised? If so, nothing changes. Cost of doing business.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) have even higher annual turnover fines, so it will increase.