Meta Fined $1.3 Billion Over Data Transfers to U.S.

Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: yves herman/Reuters

Facebook owner Meta Platforms was fined $1.3 billion by European Union regulators for sending user information to the U.S., a record privacy penalty for the bloc.

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