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Australian regulators fine X for dodging questions about CSAM response
Australia has fined X (formerly Twitter) AUD 610,500 (around $387,000) for failing to fully comply with required questions about the platform’s handling of child exploitation material.
FCC issues record $300 million fine for auto warranty robocallers
After a months-long investigation, the FCC has decided to go ahead with its proposed record-setting $300 million fine against “the largest illegal robocall operation” the agency had ever encountered. This is the largest fine ever issued by the FCC, due to the massive scope and illegality of the robocalling operation.
Meta faces a $100,000 daily fine if it doesn't fix privacy issues in Norway
Meta's practice of tracking Instagram and Facebook users violates their privacy, Norway's data protection regulator said.
South Korea fines Tesla $2.2 million over EV range disclosures
South Korea's antitrust agency has fined Tesla $2.2 million for failing to disclose that EV driving ranges can drop significantly in colder weather.
Robocall company may receive the largest FCC fine ever
The FCC has proposed a $299,997,000 fine against "the largest robocall firm" it has ever investigated.
Apple wins appeal to slash its $1.2 billion French antitrust fine by two-thirds
The Paris court of appeals has reduced Apple's $1.2 billion by two-thirds to $364.6 million, but Apple wants it to be zero.
New York regulators slap Robinhood's crypto business with $30 million fine
Robinhood allegedly violated New York's bank secrecy and anti-money laundering regulations.
Qualcomm won't have to pay its $1 billion EU fine over LTE deal with Apple
The court found procedural irregularities in the European Commission's investigation.
Clearview AI fined £7.5 million and told to delete all UK facial recognition data
Clearview AI has been fined £7.55 million by the UK's privacy watchdog for illegally scraping the facial images of UK residents.
Meta fined $18.6 million over 12 GDPR-related data breaches
Ireland's data watchdog received a dozen data breach notifications in 2018.
Europe's second highest court scraps Intel’s €1.06 billion antitrust fine
The General Court, Europe's second highest court, has overturned the €1.06 billion antitrust fine levied against Intel way back in 2009.
French regulator fines Google and Facebook a combined $238 million over cookies
France's data regulator CNIL has fined Google €150 million ($170 million) and Meta/Facebook €60 million ($68 million) for violating EU privacy rules.
Italian regulator fines Amazon $1.28 billion for abusing its market dominance
Italy's antitrust authority has fined Amazon €1.13 billion for "abuse of dominant position," the second such penalty it has imposed over the last month.
Clearview AI fined £17 million for breaching UK data protection laws
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has provisionally fined Clearview AI £17 million ($22.6 million) for breaching UK data protection laws.
Facebook fined $69.6 million in the UK for breaking rules related to its Giphy takeover
The UK's competition authority has fined Facebook £50.5 million ($70 million) for breaching enforcement orders related its acquisition of Giphy.
Shareholders claim Facebook overpaid an FTC settlement to protect Zuckerberg
Facebook shareholders have filed a lawsuit alleging that board members overpaid a $5 billion FTC fine to protect Mark Zuckerberg from an individual lawsuit.
Google slapped with a $177 million fine by South Korea's antitrust authorities
The Korea Fair Trade Commission has imposed a $177 million fine on Google, accusing the tech giant of hampering the development of Android rivals.
Amazon handed record $888 million fine from EU data privacy watchdog
Amazon is facing a record $888 million GDPR fine in Luxembourg.
Russia makes good on its threat to fine Google over 'illegal' internet content
The small fee is a warning shot from Moscow.
Italy fines Google $123 million for blocking an EV app from Android Auto
Italy's competition watchdog has fined Google for blocking an electric vehicle charging app from its Android Auto platform.
