Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

4cases from 4 jurisdictions
€8.53mTotal of monetary amounts (3 cases with an amount)
€4.75mLargest single case: Netflix International B.V.
€2.39mMedian per case with an amount

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19 Feb 2026 Restaurant Partner Polska sp. z o.o. (Betreiberin der Plattform Glovo)Glovo Poland: 5.9 million PLN for copies of identity documents without legal basis PolandData subject rights and transparency €1.4m

Since 2019, the delivery platform had required scans or photos of its users’ identity cards and passports in cases of suspected fraud, relying on legitimate interests. The Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych (President of Poland’s data protection authority, UODO) regarded this as processing without a legal basis and a breach of data minimisation, imposed 5,898,064 PLN and ordered the processing to stop and the data to be erased.

What organisations can take from it

Fraud prevention does not justify copies of identity documents – only those authorised by law may capture documents in full.

Relevance to training and awareness

Copying identity documents and data minimisation

Authority / court
Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a und c, Art. 5 Abs. 2, Art. 6 Abs. 1 DSGVO (DKN.5112.33.2022)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Media and online platforms
Published
16 Mar 2026

Original amount 5,898,064 PLN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Feb 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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2 Dec 2025 Russmedia Digital SRLCJEU: online marketplace is liable as controller for data in user adverts EU levelData subject rights and transparency —

On the Romanian marketplace publi24.ro, a fake advert appeared with photos and the telephone number of a woman, claiming that she offered sexual services. The Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber, Case C-492/23) ruled that the operator is a controller within the meaning of the GDPR, must identify adverts containing sensitive data before publication and verify identity or consent, and cannot rely on the liability exemption of the E-Commerce Directive.

What organisations can take from it

Platforms with user content must technically detect and check sensitive data before publication – notice and takedown alone is not sufficient.

Authority / court
Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (Große Kammer), Rs. C-492/23
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
DSGVO (Verantwortlicher, Art. 9, Art. 32); Richtlinie 2000/31/EG
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Media and online platforms
Published
2 Dec 2025

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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26 Nov 2024 Netflix International B.V.AP: 4.75 million EUR against Netflix over insufficient privacy information NetherlandsData subject rights and transparency €4.75m

Between 2018 and 2020, Netflix did not adequately inform customers about what happens to their data, and the information available was partly unclear. The Dutch supervisory authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) imposed 4.75 million EUR; Netflix has since revised its privacy statement.

What organisations can take from it

Privacy notices must be complete and comprehensible – and responses to customer requests must also be specific rather than generic.

Authority / court
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a i. V. m. Art. 12 Abs. 1, Art. 13 Abs. 1 lit. c, e, f und Abs. 2 lit. a, Art. 15 Abs. 1 lit. a, c, d und Abs. 2 DSGVO
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Media and online platforms
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
The privacy statement and the information provided were subsequently improved.
Published
18 Dec 2024

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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2 Jul 2024 Vinted, UABVinted pays 2.39 million EUR over ‘shadow banning’ and handling of erasure requests LithuaniaData subject rights and transparency €2.39m

Acting on complaints from France and Poland, the Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate, VDAI) found that the second-hand platform rejected erasure requests when users did not state a ‘specific reason’ under Art. 17 GDPR, throttled users without their knowledge through ‘shadow banning’ and could not demonstrate how it handled access requests. Fine of 2,385,276 EUR. Source: archived copy of the press release.

What organisations can take from it

Covert restrictions on users are non-transparent – and erasure requests must not fail on formalities such as a requirement to give reasons.

Authority / court
Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a, Art. 5 Abs. 2, Art. 12 Abs. 1 und 4 DSGVO
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Media and online platforms
Published
3 Jul 2024

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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