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Facebook reserves $366M for expected GDPR fines in Ireland
By 
Neil Hodge2020-12-11T20:13:00
Facebook Ireland has set aside €302 million (U.S. $366 million) for possible fines from the Irish Data Protection Commission for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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