Italy's data protection agency on Saturday fined Meta Platforms 805 million euros (about $887 million) after finding that the company accessed Android users' photos and videos without their consent or notice.

Meta had access to Android users' ​photos and videos through a Facebook app feature that ​suggested content from users' personal galleries that they could post, the Italian Data Protection Authority said in a statement.

Meta has 60 days to disable the feature by default and seek users' consent separately, it said, adding that around 20 million Android users in Italy have been affected.

A Meta spokesperson said the company would appeal, strongly disagreeing with the authority's decision and calling the fine "disproportionate."

"This is a simple feature that helps people share photos and videos on Facebook. ​Users must grant permission on their device before the feature can operate, and ‌they can change that permission at any time in their settings," the spokesperson said in a statement.

The investigation, which began in 2025, did not cover the possible use of the content to train artificial intelligence models, a practice Meta denied, the authority said.

The authority also said it reserved the right to assess separately a new feature, launched in 2026, that allows content from users' galleries to be processed in the cloud.

The fine is equivalent to about 0.47% of the group's global revenue, ​the authority said.