Italy's data protection authority has fined Meta €805 million for accessing users' photos without specific consent via Facebook's gallery suggestions feature, requiring separate consent and clearer disclosure, and Rapporteur says Meta may appeal. The fine is among the largest Italy has imposed on a tech giant, roughly 0.4 per cent of Meta's $201 billion turnover, and comes after New Mexico ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion; Meta called that fine a "tax" on freedom of expression.