Italy slaps Meta with €805mn fine over access to Android photos

Italian regulators say Meta accessed photos and multimedia content from Italian users via the Facebook application for Android devices. Meta has not yet commented on the fine or the allegations. Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday that it was imposing a €805 million (around $887.3 million) fine on Meta for violating the privacy of Italian users.

Italian regulators say Meta accessed the photos and videos from Italian Android phone users via the Facebook app. The regulators said the privacy infringement was due to a feature on the Facebook app which suggests photos from users' personal galleries which they can then post on the social media platform. The fine, which is equal to 0.4% of Meta's annual turnover, is the largest-ever imposed by Italian regulators on a big tech company.

Meta has 60 days to disable the camera roll suggestions feature and to separately ask for permission from Facebook users for just that function. Regulators first launched the investigation into Meta in July 2025, and say the big tech giant has not cooperated during the probe.