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Italy has imposed a record fine of €805 million on Meta for accessing Android users' photos, videos, and metadata without consent. The sanction relates to a feature that suggests content from users' photo galleries on Facebook. The Italian data protection authority stated that around 20 million users were affected, as Meta failed to adequately inform users about the data access. Meta disagrees with the ruling and plans to appeal, arguing that users must grant permission for the feature to work. The authority has mandated that Meta must implement a specific consent request for this feature and keep it disabled by default. This fine adds to previous regulatory pressures on Meta regarding user data management in Europe.