https://apnews.com/article/linkedin-microsoft-privacy-european-union-ireland-6769ae3b83ea0d83cab8d8cfd1fa7e68

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc's stringent data privacy rules.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission reprimanded the Microsoft-owned professional social networking site over concerns about the “lawfulness, fairness and transparency” of its personal data processing for advertising purposes.