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Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says
Meta Platforms' revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and privacy laws in addition to antitrust rules, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) said on Thursday as it urged regulators to act against the U.
BEUC: Meta’s revised subscription model may breach EU consumer protection laws
The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) said Thursday that Meta's current pay-or-consent strategy in the EU may violate consumer and data protection laws, urging relevant EU agencies to protect
Meta accused of misleading EU users with revised ad-free service
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.
Meta's revised paid ad-free service may infringe EU privacy rules, says consumer group
The European Consumer Organisation said that Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ:META) latest pay-or-consent policy in the EU may be infringing consumer and data protection law as well as the Digital Markets Act.
Meta's Revised Pay-or-Consent Policy Faces Criticism From EU Consumer Group
The European Consumer Organisation or BEUC, a consumer advocacy group, has urged The European Union authorities to intervene against
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
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EU to test Meta, X on disinformation before German election
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Trump’s not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants
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EU prepares social media giants for stress test on disinformation
The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation ...
Meta, TikTok and X to join EU stress test for German election
The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done ...
Costco, Amazon, Microsoft chart their own DEI paths as Trump targets diversity efforts
As President Trump issues directives to scuttle every federal government initiative that promotes diversity, equity and ...
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Hungary to vote on anti-Russian sanctions depending on EU Commission’s guarantees
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto noted that "after three years, it has become clear that sanctions against Russia had completely failed" ...
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EU to test Facebook, X and others on disinformation ahead of German election
an EU spokesperson said on Friday. Microsoft, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google, Snap, Facebook-owner Meta and X have been asked to take part in the Jan. 31 "stress test" to check they have enough ...