Facebook alone accounts for nearly 60% of the total amount, with 1.7bn in penalties.
Adding to Zuckerbergs woes, Metas platforms combined have reached 2.5bn.
Meanwhile, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Reddit, and LinkedIn have not been charged.
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Two more fines were issued in 2023.
One was for TikTok not enforcing its own policing restricting access to children under 13.
These fines combined resulted in a total of 360mn.
The second social media to be charged for violating childrens privacy is Instagram.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
