# Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook

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5 outlets covering · First listed: ABC News, Nov 14, 2026, 1:15 PM · Read it: <https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/meta-fined-887-million-italy-android-gallery-photos-138145127>

Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 9:10 AM: [Italy's data protection agency fines Meta €805M for allegedly accessing Android users' photos and videos without their consent or informing them (Reuters)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261114/p11>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 14, 2026, 10:00 AM: [Italy fines Meta €805M over photo privacy](<https://www.rapporteur.com/news/italy-fines-meta-880mn-over-photo-privacy-authority/>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 14, 2026, 11:53 AM: [Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android gallery photos and videos on Facebook](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxORms5Nll1SEJfLUZ4NDNEVzQ0X085M0J1a0kzQlkyTFZ1d3pQYnNLbU1la1BrcVJxM0I3XzU1cXR2YmtYZkhSQjFQT0puUjVvY01mQTFrTW9PeDZ1bmNieTZkZnhaNHdjQV9fanpMVDZmR3h3TlFBZHNhcGVhY1lmcjBHcjFlQjM2ODlWdzRSMjJWNW5Yc2V2Qm5vZw?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 14, 2026, 12:39 PM: [Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android gallery photos and videos on Facebook](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/meta-fined-887-million-in-italy-over-android-facebook-images>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Italy has fined Meta $887 million for using Android users’ photos and videos on Facebook without proper consent.
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:15 PM: [Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook](<https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/meta-fined-887-million-italy-android-gallery-photos-138145127>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
