An association representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a 550 million euro ($594 million) lawsuit against Meta, arguing the Facebook and Instagram owner did not comply with data protection regulations for five years and obtained an unfair competitive advantage in the advertising market.

The group, La Asociación de Medios de Información (AMI), argues that Meta’s non-compliance with European data protection regulations from May 2018 to July 2023 was “systematic” and “massive,” and that the company ignored the requirement that citizens must consent to the use of their data for advertising profiling, according to a statement published by AMI.

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