# Italy orders Meta to pay $887M for not obtaining specific consent over user photos

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7 outlets covering · First listed: Engadget, Nov 15, 2026, 11:44 AM · Read it: <https://www.engadget.com/2317185/italy-orders-meta-to-pay-887m-for-not-obtaining-specific-consent-over-user-photos/>

Meta is reportedly planning to appeal the fine.

## 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, 10:29 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…
- Nov 15, 2026, 7:08 AM: [Italy fines Meta $887M over sly access into Android users’ photo galleries](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/world-news/italy-fines-meta-887m-over-access-into-android-users-photo-galleries/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Italy claims Meta has violated European privacy laws, giving them a timeline to disable the feature.
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:44 AM: [Italy orders Meta to pay $887M for not obtaining specific consent over user photos](<https://www.engadget.com/2317185/italy-orders-meta-to-pay-887m-for-not-obtaining-specific-consent-over-user-photos/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  Meta is reportedly planning to appeal the fine.