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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/italy-orders-meta-to-pay-887m-for-not-obtaining-specific-consent-over-user-photos/
- Published: 2026-11-15T17:44:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T18:03:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2317185/italy-orders-meta-to-pay-887m-for-not-obtaining-specific-consent-over-user-photos/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Italy fined Meta €805 million over Facebook photo access.
- The authority says users lacked clear, specific consent.
- Meta has 60 days to change how the feature works.

## Summary

Italy’s data protection authority has fined Meta Platforms Ireland €805 million, about $887 million, over how Facebook’s Android app accesses users’ photos and videos. It says users were not clearly told that their gallery could be used to suggest posts, and that a broad app permission did not amount to specific consent.

The “Camera roll sharing suggestions” feature uses media from a phone’s photo library to recommend content to post. The authority says the feature should be off by default and users should be told how to disable it; Meta has 60 days to obtain separate, specific consent, including from people who previously granted the general permission. The investigation began in July 2025 after a complaint from the Bolzano Consumer Protection Centre, and Meta reportedly plans to appeal.

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