LinkedIn fined €310M over behavioural advertising
€310M
≈ $335M at the time
Irish Data Protection Commission
Ireland / EU · 2024
Status: Under appeal
What happened
The Irish DPC found that LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, processed members' personal data for behavioural advertising without a valid legal basis and without adequate transparency.
How it affected users
Professional users were profiled for advertising without lawful consent.
Status timeline
Oct 22, 2024
Decision adopted: three fines totalling €310M, a reprimand, and an order to bring processing into compliance.
Sep 21, 2026
The DPC's fines register lists the fine as pending appeal; DPC fines are not payable until confirmed by a court.
Oct 13, 2026
Reported that day: the Supreme Court agreed to hear the DPC's appeal against preliminary rulings the High Court made in April 2026 in LinkedIn's challenge to the fine, which argues the fine is penal in nature.
Sources
- Irish DPC: LinkedIn Ireland fined €310Mregulator
- Irish DPC fines register: status of each DPC fineregulator
- Irish Examiner: Supreme Court to hear DPC appeal over €310m LinkedIn finenews
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "LinkedIn fined €310M over behavioural advertising," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2024-10-24. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/microsoft-ireland-linkedin-2024/