The EU General Court has ruled against the European Commission for failing to comply with its own GDPR data protection regulations.

European Commission fined for breaking GDPR EU General Court levies fine for failing to protect EU data A German citizen was paid 400 euros The European Commission has been forced to pay a 400 euro ($412) fine to a German citizen for breaking its own data protection regulations.

The EU court said the bloc's executive authority violated a citizen's rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards.

The European Commission has been ordered to pay a German resident $412 after his IP address was transferred to Meta’s U.S. servers via a Facebook

European privacy regulation - bane of American technology companies and a favorite cudgel of activists - came to haunt no less an organization than the European

Meta has announced plans to launch a pilot project in Germany, France, and the US. This will enable users to browse eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace, with transactions being completed on eBay's platform.

Researchers found thousands of graphic ads that violate Meta’s policies. EU regulators say they’re taking note.

Meta on Wednesday announced some Facebook users will be able to view eBay listings on its Marketplace features just months after the European Commission slammed the social media company with a hefty anti-competition fine.

The test, which is being launched to a small group in Germany, France, and the U.S. starting Wednesday, is an attempt to resolve charges by the European Union that the social media giant uses anticompetitive behavior.

European Union antitrust enforcers accused Meta of illegally shutting out competition by tying Marketplace to its social network and automatically exposing Facebook users to Marketplace whether or not they wanted it. They also accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage through ad-related data.

The European Union has been fined for breaking its own data protection laws after a court forced it to pay €400 (£335) to a German citizen for transferring his data to the US.

Meta is to start displaying eBay listings in its own Facebook Marketplace platform, in an effort to appease European regulators.