• Ireland fines Instagram a record of more than $405 mln over children's

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 18 20:38:16 2022
    DUBLIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator has agreed
    to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against
    social network Instagram following an investigation into its handling
    of children's data, a spokesperson for the watchdog said.

    Instagram plans to appeal against the fine, a spokesperson for parent
    Meta Platforms Inc. said in an emailed statement.

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    Google's "Currency Converter" shows 405 Million Euros as equivalent to 405,454,005.00 US Dollars as of 20:42Z on September 18.

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