The Irish regulator fined Meta a record amount.

The Irish data protection regulator has fined Meta a record 1.2 billion euros for violations related to the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US, Irish broadcaster RTE reports.

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Facebook’s parent company Meta has been fined €1.2 billion by the Irish data protection regulator for violations related to the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US.

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It is noted that this fine was the largest in the history of the EU fine related to the violation of laws on personal data. It also exceeds the previous record €746 million fine imposed on Amazon in 2021.

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As part of the decision, which only applies to Facebook, Meta has been ordered to suspend data transfers from the EU to the US for five months.

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The Facebook company on October 28, 2021 announced renaming in Meta. Its creator, Mark Zuckerberg, said that the new brand focuses on the metaverse, where a person will refuse screens and will experience the effect of presence in virtual reality.