Meta challenge against €265m fine in data privacy case adjourned until after EU decision

The Court of Justice of the EU has to make a decision in a case involving WhatsApp Ireland

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd has brought a statutory appeal over the fines the DPC imposed for breach of EU privacy rules regarding the personal information of about more than 500 million Facebook users. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

A Meta challenge over €265m fines imposed on it by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) should be adjourned until a decision in a related case is given by an EU court, the High Court has ordered.

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd has brought a statutory appeal over the fines the DPC imposed for breach of EU privacy rules regarding the personal information of about more than 500 million Facebook users.