Search of Public Italian Regulator Records Finds No €805 Million Meta Fine Notice

An unidentified post on X claimed that Italy’s privacy regulator fined Meta €805 million over Android users’ photos and videos, but no matching notice appeared in the public records checked.

The regulator’s public news listing displayed notices through Nov. 13, 2026, with no matching announcement. No matching primary record appeared in the searchable public records checked. Those findings are limited to the records reviewed and do not establish whether an order exists elsewhere.

Meta has faced European penalties over different conduct. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) adopted a May 12, 2023, decision fining Meta Platforms Ireland €1.2 billion over transfers of EU and European Economic Area users’ personal data to the United States. The DPC announced the decision May 22, 2023.

The European Commission announced a €200 million fine on April 23, 2025, finding that Meta’s “consent or pay” model failed to provide an equivalent, less personalized alternative. Those cases involved data transfers and user choice, and do not confirm the Italian claim.