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Meta must pay €479 million to 87 Spanish digital media outlets for breaching GDPR and gaining unfair advantage in online advertising from 2018 to 2023, court ruled.
- On Thursday, Madrid's Commercial Court ordered Meta to pay 479 million euros to Spanish digital media outlets, compensating 87 digital press publishers and news agencies for data use in behavioural advertising.
- After the GDPR took effect, Meta shifted its legal basis from user consent to `necessity for the performance of a contract`, but regulators later deemed it inadequate, prompting consent reversion in August 2023.
- A judge estimated Meta earned at least 5.3 billion euros in advertising profits over five years and treated the entire amount as obtained in breach of the GDPR, adding to a nearly 800 million euros fine by the European Commission last year.
- The ruling is subject to appeal, court documents note, and Meta said it would work with Spanish officials but did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- The ruling comes amid a series of European investigations into Meta, as Spain's left-wing government targets alleged privacy violations with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ordering a lower house committee to probe hidden tracking of Android device users.
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The Facebook parent company Meta has been sentenced to a fine of 479 million euros in Spain for unfair competition and violations of EU data protection law. The compensation goes to 87 media companies, the commercial court in Madrid announced on Thursday. Background is the use of personal data for behavioral advertising on the Facebook and Instagram platforms. Meta had gained a "significant competitive advantage" through the unlawful processing …
Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets
Spanish legacy media companies in Spain have scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages.
Court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets
Spanish legacy media companies in Spain have scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages
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