Italian regulator fines Facebook $8.5 mn over improper data use

Italy’s competition and antitrust regulator on Wednesday said it fined Facebook nearly $8.5 million for not complying with its request to correct improper practices regarding user data. The regulator, AGCM, had already fined Facebook $5.5 million in 2018 for the same and ordered it to correct its practices. It had asked Facebook to publish an amended statement, which it didn't.