# Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consent

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6 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 14, 2026, 2:34 PM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6220878-meta-italian-privacy-fine-consent/>

Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users’ personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a…

## 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, 10:16 AM: [Italy fines Meta $880m over photo privacy](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/14/italy-fines-meta-880m-over-photo-privacy>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Regulator said Meta's 'lack of cooperation' and the large number of people affected contributed to size of the fine.
- Nov 14, 2026, 10:29 AM: [Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwn83gxemk35o>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  The social media giant is accused of not informing 20 million users it had access to their photos.
- Nov 14, 2026, 12:33 PM: [Italy fines Meta $880 million over accessing users' photos](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italy-fines-meta-880-million-users-photos/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  The country's data protection authority said Meta accessed users' photos without their "specific" consent.
- Nov 14, 2026, 2:34 PM: [Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consent](<https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6220878-meta-italian-privacy-fine-consent/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users’ personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a…