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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 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.
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q4 2024 | 1 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €200m |
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| Q4 2025 | 3 | €120m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
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| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
6 cases
23 Apr 2025 MetaDMA: 200 million EUR against Meta over ‘consent or pay’ model €200m
Between March and November 2024, Meta offered users of Facebook and Instagram only the choice between consenting to the combination of their data for personalised advertising and a paid subscription. The European Commission saw this as a breach of the obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to offer an equivalent, less data-intensive alternative, and imposed 200 million EUR.
A binary ‘consent or pay’ is not sufficient where the law requires an equivalent option involving less data processing.
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2022/1925 (DMA), Einwilligung zur Datenzusammenführung
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 23 Apr 2025
- Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act Press release of an authority
- IP/25/1085 Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Jun 2026 Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMeta: infringement of the P2B Regulation after fashion retailer’s Facebook page was hacked Order
After the Facebook page of the Danish fashion retailer Clothing By Ros ApS was hacked in 2023, Meta failed to respond appropriately for almost two years, gave no reasons for the de facto suspension and offered no effective complaint-handling procedure. The Konkurrencerådet (Danish Competition Council) found infringements of the P2B Regulation and ordered Meta to comply with the rules on statements of reasons and complaint handling in future.
Platform operators must give reasons for suspending business users and handle complaints promptly – silence counts as a decision in its own right.
- Authority / court
- Konkurrencerådet (Danish Competition Council)
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2019/1150 (P2B) Art. 4, Art. 11
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 24 Jun 2026
- KFST – The Competition Council rules against Meta (24.06.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Dec 2025 XEuropean Commission: 120 million EUR DSA fine against X over blue checkmark and advertising repository €120m
First non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act (DSA): the European Commission imposed 120 million EUR on X because the purchasable ‘verified’ checkmark deceives users, the advertising repository lacks essential information (content, topic, advertiser) and researchers are denied access to public data. X must present remedies within 60 working days and an action plan within 90 working days respectively.
Use verification and trust symbols only if verification actually takes place – otherwise they are treated as deceptive design.
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA), Art. 25 Abs. 1, Art. 39, Art. 40 Abs. 12
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Published
- 5 Dec 2025
- Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act Press release of an authority
- IP/25/2934 (Druckfassung) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Dec 2025 TikTokTikTok: binding DSA commitments for a complete advertising repository Order
Following preliminary findings in May 2025 that TikTok’s advertising repository did not meet the requirements of the Digital Services Act, the European Commission declared commitments binding: complete ad content including links, updates within 24 hours, disclosure of targeting criteria with aggregated reach data and improved search functions. Depending on the commitment, implementation must take place within 2 to 12 months; breaches of the commitments count as breaches of the DSA.
Advertising repositories are a separate platform obligation – they must be complete, up to date and searchable, not merely exist formally.
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Digital Services Act (Verordnung (EU) 2022/2065): Pflicht zum Werbearchiv; verbindliche Zusagen nach Art. 71
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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17 Oct 2025 WhatsApp Ireland Limited (Dienst „Channels“) und PinterestWhatsApp (Channels) and Pinterest: designated as ‘exposed to terrorist content’ Order
After both hosting services had received at least two final removal orders from EU authorities within twelve months, Coimisiún na Meán (Ireland’s media and online safety regulator) designated them as exposed to terrorist content under the TCO Regulation. They must take specific protective measures and report on them within three months; the regulator assesses their effectiveness.
Repeated removal orders trigger additional, monitored prevention obligations for platforms – content moderation must be prepared for this.
- Authority / court
- Coimisiún na Meán (irische Medien- und Online-Sicherheitsaufsicht)
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2021/784 (Terrorist Content Online Regulation): Einstufung als exponiert, spezifische Maßnahmen
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Coimisiún na Meán: Further determinations made under Terrorist Content Online Regulation (TCOR) (17.10.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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13 Nov 2024 TikTok, X und Meta (Instagram)TikTok, X and Instagram: Irish regulator requires measures against terrorist content Order
Coimisiún na Meán (Ireland’s media and online safety regulator) determined that the services of TikTok, X and Meta (Instagram) are exposed to terrorist content after they had received at least two final removal orders from EU authorities within twelve months. The providers must take specific measures against the dissemination of terrorist content and report on them.
Platforms should record removal orders centrally – from the second within twelve months, additional obligations monitored by the regulator loom.
- Authority / court
- Coimisiún na Meán (irische Medien- und Online-Sicherheitsaufsicht)
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2021/784 (Terrorist Content Online Regulation): Einstufung als exponiert, spezifische Maßnahmen
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Coimisiún na Meán: Determination made under Terrorist Content Online Regulation (TCOR) (13.11.2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link