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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 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.

7cases from 4 jurisdictions
€320.3mTotal of monetary amounts (3 cases with an amount)
€200mLargest single case: Meta
€120mMedian per case with an amount

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7 cases

24 Jun 2026 Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMeta: infringement of the P2B Regulation after fashion retailer’s Facebook page was hacked DenmarkPlatform obligations 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.

What organisations can take from it

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

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 EU levelPlatform obligations €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.

What organisations can take from it

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
Sources

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5 Dec 2025 TikTokTikTok: binding DSA commitments for a complete advertising repository EU levelPlatform obligations 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.

What organisations can take from it

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’ IrelandPlatform obligations 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.

What organisations can take from it

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

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

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23 Apr 2025 MetaDMA: 200 million EUR against Meta over ‘consent or pay’ model EU levelPlatform obligations €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.

What organisations can take from it

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
Sources

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30 Dec 2024 Techpump Solutions, S.L.CNMC: €308,529 fine on Techpump for lack of age checks on video platforms SpainPlatform obligations €308,529

The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC, Spanish competition and markets authority) imposed seven fines totalling 308,529 EUR (five of 44,829 and two of 42,192 EUR) on Techpump Solutions because seven video-sharing platforms with pornographic content operated by the company lacked effective age verification and minors could gain access simply by declaring themselves to be adults. According to the CNMC, the company did not adequately remedy the shortcomings despite requests to do so.

What organisations can take from it

Platforms with age-restricted content need genuine age verification; a mere click-through self-declaration does not meet Spanish requirements.

Relevance to training and awareness

Protection of minors and age verification on platforms

Authority / court
Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC)
Area of law
AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
Legal basis
Art. 89.1.e) und Art. 157.8 Ley 13/2022 General de Comunicación Audiovisual
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Media and online platforms
Published
17 Jan 2025

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13 Nov 2024 TikTok, X und Meta (Instagram)TikTok, X and Instagram: Irish regulator requires measures against terrorist content IrelandPlatform obligations 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.

What organisations can take from it

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

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