Meta ordered to suspend Facebook EU data flows as it’s hit with record €1.2BN privacy fine under GDPR
It’s finally happened: Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been hit with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting European Union user data to the US for processing. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced today that Meta has been fined €1.2 billion (close to $1.3BN) — which the Board confirmed…