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 ...
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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 ...
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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'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, 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 ...
Meta Not Shelving Fact-Checkers Outside of US…Yet
Meta says no plans to change moderation model outside of the US but doesn't rule out a re-haul in the future despite EU ...
Meta Profits From Known Pro-Russian Disinfo Network: Researchers
Social media giant Meta made hundreds of thousands of dollars last year from content posted by a well-known pro-Russian ...
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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 ...
Trump slams EU fines on major tech firms as a ‘form of taxation’
President Trump criticized the European Union (EU) on Wednesday for levying hefty fines against the world’s biggest tech firms, calling it a “form of taxation” against American companies.
Meta, X, and YouTube sign new EU code of conduct to combat hate speech
The new Code of Conduct by the EU aims to improve how social media platforms deal with content that violates hate speech laws ...