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Now playing Next world news Meta fined €390m in EU privacy case Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been fined €390m for privacy law breaches in the EU. It plans to appeal. Two cases were brought against it after the introduction of the EU's GDPR laws. 04/01/2023
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