KATE THOMPSON DAVY: Facebook forced to face reality amid an existential crisis
Irish regulators fine parent company Meta after a data breach put the personal details of millions of users online
30 November 2022 - 05:00
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has had another bad week, with news breaking on Monday that it has been hit with a huge fine from Irish regulators for failing to protect user data.
The executives and middle management at Facebook HQ must be reeling, even if Instagram users are decidedly not. See what I did there? It’s a pun. On Reels. It’s an Instagram thing ... oh, never mind...
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