Meta's pay-or-consent model criticized by EU consumer groups
7 hours ago · 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), which has written to EU enforcement authorities about concerns that Meta's latest pay-or-consent policy might be infringing laws and fall foul of the Digital Markets Act (DMA.). The concerns include worries that the consumers might be steered toward Meta ...
Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy
May 22, 2023 · Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to servers...
Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules
May 22, 2023 · Meta on Monday was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States, in a major ruling...
Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws ...
18 hours ago · A Meta spokesperson disagreed with BEUC's conclusions, saying November's changes meet EU regulator demands and go beyond what is required by EU law. BEUC alleges that Meta's misleading practices ...
Meta's Revised Pay-or-Consent Policy Faces Criticism From EU …
8 hours ago · At the end of 2024, Meta rolled out a second version of its pay-or-consent policy. However, BEUC and its members now consider Meta's newest pay-or-consent policy breaches EU law on numerous counts.
Meta's new pay-or-consent policy still breaches EU law, consumer ...
11 hours ago · Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is still breaching EU law, despite changes to its policy allowing users to pay to avoid ads, consumer advocates say. Lobby group BEUC has shared its ...
Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending …
May 22, 2023 · LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users’ personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears.
European watchdog fines Meta $1.3 billion over privacy violations
May 22, 2023 · A European privacy regulator slapped Facebook parent company Meta with a record $1.3 billion fine over transfers of user data to the United States. Tech giant Meta must pay a record 1.2 billion...
Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ …
Jul 1, 2024 · Facebook parent Meta has been accused of breaking Europe’s new digital competition rules over its “pay or consent” advertising model.
Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by ...
Feb 29, 2024 · European consumer rights groups have accused Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, of carrying out a “massive” and “illegal” operation of collecting data from hundreds of millions of users...