# EU privacy regulator fines Meta 251 million euros for 2018 breach - Reuters

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/eu-privacy-regulator-fines-meta-251-million-euros-for-2018-breach-reuters/23239
**Category:** General
**Created:** 2024-12-17T14:57:58Z
**Posts:** 4

## Post 1 by @anon80779245 — 2024-12-17T14:57:58Z

[https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-privacy-regulator-fines-meta-251-million-euros-2024-12-17/](https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-privacy-regulator-fines-meta-251-million-euros-2024-12-17/)

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## Post 2 by @anon48875053 — 2024-12-17T15:17:02Z

Should have been 251 billion, but this is better than nothing.

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## Post 3 by @phnx — 2024-12-17T15:18:07Z

Cost of doing business at this amount :face_with_diagonal_mouth:

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## Post 4 by @anon80779245 — 2024-12-17T19:17:51Z

It was related to a security breach of a new feature they introduced. It only lasted 1 day, but good to see some small action.

Some bigger fights are ongoing against Meta in the EU though.