Meta, owner of platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp, was regularly hit with fines from regulators in Turkey. Now a new one has been added. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (KVKK) has imposed a fine on the technology giant.

Amount of the fine imposed 11 million 500 thousand TL It was announced as. The company is committed to protecting data engage in unlawful conduct It was indicated that an administrative fine had been imposed for this.

A fine was imposed because children were vulnerable to risks in online environments

KVKK started an investigation against the company especially for Instagram. In this research Convert accounts opened in private mode by users under 18 into business accounts and make them public and children’s data become accessible to everyone A complaint was filed for violation of privacy.

The investigation found that the email address and phone number information in the business accounts was included in the HTML source code and that this information was publicly accessible. This means that child users makes it vulnerable to risks in online environments was also added.

Meta was found to be insufficient to protect data and this could have negative consequences for children. As a result, the company stated that it had failed to meet its obligations 2 million 500 thousand TL An administrative fine was imposed. Moreover, no precautions have been taken so far to easily make the accounts public by converting them into companies. 9 million TL More punishment was imposed. So totally 11 million 500 thousand TL The fine has been imposed.