Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users’ data access

Italy’s data ​protection ​agency said ​on Saturday ⁠it ‌had fined ⁠Meta Platforms 805 million euros ($887 million) ‌for allegedly ​accessing Android users’ photographs ⁠and ‌videos ‌without obtaining ⁠their consent ⁠or informing ⁠them.

Meta had access to Android users’ photos and videos through a Facebook app feature that suggested content from users’ personal galleries for them to post, the authority said in a statement.

Meta has 60 days to disable the feature by default and seek users’ consent separately, it added

The investigation, which began in 2025, did not cover the possible use of the content to train artificial intelligence models, a practice Meta denied, the authority said.

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.