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Italy\u2019s data protection agency said \u200bon Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms \u20ac805 million ($887 million) \u200cafter finding the company had accessed Android users\u2019 photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.<\/strong><\/p>\n Meta had access to Android users\u2019 \u200bphotos and videos through a Facebook app feature that \u200bsuggested content from users\u2019 personal galleries that they \u2060could post, the authority said in a statement<\/p>\n Meta has 60 \u200bdays to disable the feature by default and seek users\u2019 consent \u200bseparately, it said<\/p>\n A Meta spokesperson said the company would appeal, strongly disagreeing with the authority\u2019s decision and calling the fine \u201cdisproportionate\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a simple feature \u200bthat helps people share photos and videos on Facebook. \u200bUsers must grant permission on their device before the feature can operate, and \u200cthey \u2060can change that permission at any time in their settings,\u201d the spokesperson said in a statement<\/p>\n The investigation, which began in 2025, did not cover the possible use of the content \u200bto train artificial \u200bintelligence models, a \u2060practice Meta denied, the authority said<\/p>\n The authority also said that it had reserved the right \u200bto assess separately a new feature, launched in \u200b2026, \u2060that allows content from users\u2019 galleries to be processed in the cloud<\/p>\n The fine is equivalent to about 0.47% of the group\u2019s global \u2060revenue, \u200bthe authority said<\/p>\n Around 20 million Android \u200busers in Italy have been affected, it said<\/p>\n<\/div>\n