Meta, EU

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 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.
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 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 Pay-Or-Consent Policy Faces Fresh Criticism From EU Consumer Group
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has raised concerns about Meta Platforms' revised "pay-or-consent" data policy, claiming it may violate consumer protection laws, data privacy regulations, and the Digital Markets Act.
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
Trump Blasts EU Regulators for Targeting Apple, Google, Meta
US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta ...
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 ...
Trump’s not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants
Donald Trump called the EU's regulation on U.S. tech companies, like Meta, Google and Apple, to be "a form of taxation." ...
ReadWrite3d
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 ...
Meta is Introducing Ads on Threads in the US and Japan
Threads, Meta's Twitter/X clone has started introducing ads with a "small test" affecting users in the US and Japan.
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 ...
CCN on MSN1d
Meta, X, YouTube Join EU Hate Speech Pledge But Is Big Tech Ready To Play Enforcer?
Meta, X, TikTok, and YouTube have signed a pledge with the EU to do more to stop hate speech on their platforms. However, ...