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Italy's Data Protection Authority has fined Meta €805 million, about $887 million, for accessing photos and videos on about 20 million Android smartphone users without properly informing them or obtaining their specific consent. The regulator said the access came through a Facebook app feature that suggests gallery images as ideas for posts, and that an earlier notice did not make clear it would allow such suggestions. BBC World reported that Italy gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature by default and to seek users' consent separately. The regulator cited the high number of people affected, the ongoing nature of the issue for users who have not updated the app or who already consented, and what it called Meta's lack of co-operation. BBC World reported that the fine is among the largest an Italian authority has imposed on a tech company, and that the BBC had contacted Meta for comment.