Meta's revised pay-or-consent policy breaches EU law

Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says
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In July 2024, EU antitrust regulators charged Meta for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). They argued that its paid ad-free service presented a binary choice for users.
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The European Consumer Organisation or BEUC, a consumer advocacy group, has urged The European Union authorities to intervene against
Meta's revised paid ad-free service may infringe EU privacy rules, says consumer group
The European Consumer Organisation said that Meta Platforms' (META) latest pay-or-consent policy in the EU may be infringing consumer and data protection law.
Meta's new pay-or-consent policy still breaches EU law, consumer advocates claim
The social media giant may have softened its rules allowing subscribers to Facebook and Instagram to get no ads, but users still aren’t getting a fair choice, BEUC argues. View on euronews
Meta's pay-or-consent model under fire from EU consumer group
Company 'strongly disagrees' with law infringement allegations Meta has again come under fire for its pay-or-consent model in the EU.… The complaint has come from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC),

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