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The EU levied €1.1B in GDPR fines during 2021, up from €158.5M in 2020, led by the €746M fine on Amazon and €225M fine on WhatsApp

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg : Source: DLA Piper .

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  • @ryan_browne_ @ryan_browne_ on x
    Big Tech took the brunt of the penalties, with Amazon fined €746m in Luxembourg and WhatsApp slapped with a €225m fine in Ireland.
  • @ryan_browne_ @ryan_browne_ on x
    2021 was a record year for GDPR enforcement. Regulators handed out $1.2 billion in fines under the EU's landmark privacy law - a 7x increase from 2020 - according to DLA Piper. https://www.cnbc.com/...