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  "id": 20077017,
  "title": "Italy fines Meta €805m over access to users’ photos without consent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/italy-fines-meta-805m-over-access-to-users-photos-without-consent-20077017",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T23:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/italy-fines-meta-e805m-over-access-to-users-photos-without-consent-2/"
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  "summary": "Italian regulators have imposed a significant fine of €805 million on Meta for accessing users' photos and videos without their explicit consent. The Italian Data Protection Authority found that Meta's feature, introduced in 2023, which suggested photos and videos for posts, violated users' privacy without providing clear consent. Meta has expressed disagreement with the decision, stating it is disproportionate and plans to appeal. The regulator emphasized the high number of affected users, the duration of the violation, and Meta's lack of cooperation in determining the fine.",
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        "title": "Italy fines Meta $880mn over photo privacy",
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        "published": "2026-11-14T15:35:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Meta fined $880m in Italy over unauthorised access to Facebook photos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/meta-fined-880m-in-italy-over-unauthorised-access-to-facebook-photos",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Italy fines Meta $880m over photo privacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/italy-fines-meta-880m-over-photo-privacy",
        "published": "2026-11-14T16:16:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Italy fines Meta $880 million over accessing users' photos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/italy-fines-meta-880-million-over-accessing-users-photos",
        "published": "2026-11-14T18:33:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users' photos without specific consent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/italy-fines-meta-887m-for-accessing-users-photos-without-specific",
        "published": "2026-11-14T20:34:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Italy fines Meta US$880mil over access to users' photos without consent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/italy-fines-meta-us-880mil-over-access-to-users-photos-without-consent",
        "published": "2026-11-15T00:28:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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