“Meta Still Allows Accounts Affiliated with EU-Sanctioned FIMI Actors to Access Monetization”, 23 June 2026

Between June 2025 and July 2026, WHAT TO FIX repeatedly notified Meta —through emails to executives and Meta’s press team, public reporting, on-platform reports, and formal DSA Art.16 notices— that accounts seemingly affiliated with EU-sanctioned actors appeared to have access to monetization services.

As of 20 July 2026, 4 of the 11 accounts flagged still displayed public indicators of monetization access…

…If competent authorities were to determine that Meta’s provision of monetization services — including the existence of monetization agreements, associated earning rights, balance accounts, and possible earning accruals or fund transfers — infringed EU sanctions law, Meta could face administrative and/or criminal sanctions.

…If regulators were to find that Meta’s handling of WHAT TO FIX’s notices, complaints, and outreach attempts, reflect systemic shortcomings and lack of diligence in its monetization enforcement, Meta could face regulatory scrutiny and potential sanctions under the DSA.

More broadly WHAT TO FIX’s experience raises a fundamental question: are Meta’s monetization enforcement, notice-handling, and escalation systems adequate…? 

WHAT TO FIX shared its findings with Meta before publication, and granted the company a right of reply, in line with its standard practice.

In an email dated 22 July 2026, Meta reiterated its general position that it is committed to complying with EU and other applicable sanctions laws and continuously takes steps to meet its legal obligations. Meta did not substantively address WHAT TO FIX’s findings, or any of its questions…