Italy Court Permits Class Action Against Meta Over Facebook Data Breach Impacting Millions
A Milan court has accepted a class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, concerning a significant data breach. This breach, which occurred between January 2018 and September 2019, was disclosed by Meta in 2021 and affected approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide. The lawsuit, initiated by the consumer group CTCU, seeks compensation for users whose personal data was compromised, in violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal action is particularly significant for Italian users, with an estimated 35 million potentially affected by the data scraping incident. Meta has responded to the court's decision by stating that the ruling is procedural and does not imply any legal violation by the company. Meta plans to contest the lawsuit, expressing confidence that the action will be dismissed. 
