Key facts
- Italy's data protection agency said Meta had access to Android users' photos and videos through a Facebook app feature suggesting gallery content to post.
- The authority gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature by default and seek users' consent separately.
- The agency said the investigation did not cover possible use of the content to train artificial intelligence models, a practice Meta denied.
- The authority said it reserved the right to assess separately a feature launched in 2026 that processes gallery content in the cloud.
- Meta was not immediately available for comment, the agency's statement said.
Italy's data protection agency said on November 14, 2026 that it fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company accessed Android users' photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
The authority said in a statement that Meta had access to the content through a Facebook app feature that suggested items from users' personal galleries they could post. It gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature by default and to seek users' consent separately.
The agency said its investigation, which began in 2025, did not cover the possible use of the content to train artificial intelligence models, a practice Meta denied. It added that it reserved the right to assess separately a new feature, launched in 2026, that allows content from users' galleries to be processed in the cloud.
The fine is equivalent to about 0.47% of the group's global revenue, the authority said. Meta was not immediately available for comment.