[ben_w]

They did. I suspect that if they still do, there's going too be a really painful GDPR penalty heading their way.

[namlem]

They can still do it to non-Europeans

[marginalia_nu]

How can they tell how an email address is European?

[mortenjorck]

Because you told them while you were creating your Meta account, and because the credit card you entered matched what you told them.

[marginalia_nu]

Sure, but we are talking about shadow accounts, not Meta accounts.

[wyre]

Cost of doing business? Is GDPR protecting me as an American from Facebook shadow profiling me? How significant are GDPR fines?

[notimetorelax]

In theory 4% from yearly revenue (not earnings, revenue), in practice I haven’t seen it being applied.

[digitalengineer]

Here you go. Click your country's flag to see your results https://www.enforcementtracker.com (if you're European, that is).