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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The European Commission (EC) has finally taken action to block Meta’s heavily criticized plan to charge a subscription fee to users who value privacy on its platforms. Surprisingly, this step wasn’t taken under laws like the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA), or…
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Meta has proposed to drop the price of an ad-free subscription in the European Union — currently the only way regional users of its social networks, Facebook and Instagram, can avoid its tracking and profiling.
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Technology 28 November 2023, 5:05 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters was first to report Meta Platforms’ (META.O) paid no-ads subscription service launched in Europe this month faced one of its biggest tests as advocacy group NOYB on Tuesday filed a complaint with an Austrian regulator, saying that it amounted to paying a…
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Days after a privacy complaint was lodged against Meta in the European Union over its latest controversial shift of legal basis claimed for processing people’s data for ads, consumer groups across the region are filing their own complaints about what the tracking giant is up to.
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To comply with European regulators after falling on the wrong side of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Meta said today it will waive users in the EU, EEA and Switzerland a monthly subscription fee to use Facebook and Instagram. Will provide option to make payment. Without any ads.
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October 31, 2023Newsroom Privacy / Online Security
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Summary European regulators are cracking down on companies for their use of targeted ads, prompting Meta to launch an ad-free subscription service in Europe for Facebook and Instagram. To offset Google and Apple’s fees, subscriptions will cost €9.99/month for web users and €12.99/month for Android/iOS users. Meta continues to advocate for an ad-supported Internet, but…
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Firms like Meta use data to serve up highly targeted ads, and they have struggled to comply with strict EU rules – Copyright AFP MARCO BERTORELLO
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The U.S. government prepares for attacks on AI models and tools. The FCC hands out fines for space littering. And Meta tests the idea of charging for subscriptions in response to the EUs regulation of personalized advertising.
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Meta may introduce the option of an ad-free Facebook subscription as it struggles to comply with increasingly stringent European privacy requirements, says a new report.
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According to the New York Times, Meta may add a paid membership option to Instagram and Facebook in Europe. This version of the service would be a way to respond to European privacy requests.