The European Union has charged Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) with its 'pay or consent' advertising model. This model requires users to either pay for an ad-free experience or consent to the use of their personal data for targeted advertising. The EU Commission's preliminary findings indicate that Meta's model forces users into a binary choice and fails to provide a less personalized but equivalent service. As a result, Meta faces a potential fine of up to $13.49 billion, which is 10% of its global turnover. This action follows a similar case against Apple last week, highlighting the EU's ongoing efforts to regulate Big Tech companies under the DMA. The findings were reported by Financial Times and Reuters.
EU follows up Apple charges with Meta ‘pay or consent’ case https://t.co/7sECLGWnEW
Meta’s pay-for-privacy plan falls afoul of the law, EU regulators say https://t.co/znp4IAa4FX
Meta's Pay for Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU https://t.co/xxJ7lXIDEP
EU tells Meta ‘pay or consent’ ad model breaches DMA rules https://t.co/9wm95lRACS
In other words, EU Commission demands that Meta offers to users Facebook service for free? :-) How ingenious! https://t.co/VOQZOzikJ5
EU Commission is probing Meta Pay-or-Consent scheme, asserting it violates the DMA by not offering users a less personalized yet equivalent option without requiring data consent. #DMA #GDPR https://t.co/CSzdjfSz1L https://t.co/LSowx74rFT
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta has flouted Europe’s tough digital competition rules by forcing users to “pay or consent” to sharing personal data, the European Commission said Monday. https://t.co/PZHHxHIb3F
Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks https://t.co/85ZuGJd0d3
the EU's laws/thinking are insane. basically telling Facebook: you have to offer your product for free, you can't charge or make money from ads https://t.co/NQmNazma1q
🔔 @EU_Commission sent today the #DMA preliminary findings to Meta. Meta’s “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply, forcing users to consent to the combination of personal data & failing to provide a less personalised but equivalent version of its services. More ↓
Facebook and Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ ad model violates the DMA, says the EU https://t.co/iEdP1u1u7o
EU accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/gOHaPWGGJA
$META (+0.5% pre) Meta's pay or consent model in crosshairs for breaching EU tech rules - Reuters https://t.co/SpkPiHTw2J
Meta accused of breaching law over 'pay or consent' ad model https://t.co/Yi7Ob4fXtc
Meta breaches digital rules by charging users for ad-free social networks, EU claims https://t.co/841vo4rm3f
European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option https://t.co/CoYdVH6ZqQ https://t.co/FO3kMlH5iP
Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act https://t.co/ok1e55GfOT
Meta’s Ad-Free Subscriptions For Instagram And Facebook Break Europe’s Tech Rules—Possibly Drawing Billions In Fines, EU Says https://t.co/5ZpAFvjQD6 https://t.co/byj68W7XR5
Meta accused of breaching EU antitrust rules over ad-supported subscription service https://t.co/qrY8D3n5Wa
The #EuropeanUnion is preparing to charge #Meta, with violating the bloc’s new digital regulations, just one week after launching a similar case against #Apple. @VMukherjee7 #Facebook https://t.co/hGJ0HlbU4Q
Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model fails EU competition rules, Commission finds: https://t.co/DboHPEVkp8 by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model fails EU competition rules, Commission finds: Preliminary findings by the European Commission investigating a controversial binary choice Meta has forced on regional users of its social neworks, Facebook… https://t.co/oqJfwD7jHb #AI #AInews #AItips
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire https://t.co/sti1xEBgCm https://t.co/OboJw35gHk
Meta has become second company to be charged under the EU’s new digital-competition law https://t.co/l7xAs3JcGo
📢We informed @Meta of our preliminary finding that its “pay or consent” model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act 👉It forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data, and fails to provide a less personalised equivalent 📰 https://t.co/8QLYISvTXQ
In its preliminary findings, the EU says Meta's pay or consent model breaches the DMA; Meta faces a fine of up to 10% of its global turnover for non-compliance (@fooyunchee / Reuters) https://t.co/64XF78wbqL 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/wzNJAp5wZS
$META charged by EU 🇪🇺 antitrust regulators for non-compliance with tech rules over its pay-or-consent ad model. The European Commission says the model forces users to consent to data combination, breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA). 'Meta's response highlights adherence to… https://t.co/mvTgEeq6yZ
Meta charged with failing to comply with EU tech rules https://t.co/5acYEz7pJh https://t.co/m90gC7ZGsg
Meta, $META, was charged by EU antitrust regulators today for failing to comply with EU tech rules as they took aim at Meta’s newly introduced pay or consent advertising model.
$Meta Platforms was charged by #EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at its newly introduced pay or consent advertising model.
🔵 META CHARGED WITH FAILING TO COMPLY WITH EU TECH RULES Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at its newly introduced pay or consent advertising model. Full Story via Reuters on PiQ… https://t.co/uzdIfGmLsz
⚠️ EU ANTTITRUST REGULATORS CHARGE META FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH EU TECH RULES **META'S PAY OR CONSENT ADVERTISING MODEL FORCES BINARY CHOICE ON USERS TO CONSENT TO COMBINATION OF THEIR PERSONAL DATA, EU SAYS **SUBSCRIPTION FOR NO ADS FOLLOWS DIRECTION OF EUROPE'S HIGHEST…
The #DMA is here to give back 🇪🇺 users the power to decide over their #data #Meta has forced millions of users across EU into a binary choice : “pay or consent”. In our preliminary conclusion this is a breach of the DMA. Today we take an important step to ensure Meta complies. https://t.co/lGXagHuq7J
The EU is preparing to charge Meta with violating the bloc’s new digital regulations, just one week after launching a similar case against Apple. @VMukherjee7 #EU #Meta #Apple #Facebook https://t.co/hGJ0HlbU4Q
Meta Set for EU Warning Over Ad-Free Instagram, Facebook https://t.co/7T4qOI4WA6 https://t.co/nc6hFiTuDx
Meta is set to be slapped with a warning over its subscription model for ad-free services on Instagram and Facebook, risking potentially heavy fines in the EU's latest attack on Big Tech https://t.co/XKiPg1AqLS
Today, Meta is set to be slapped with a warning over its subscription model for ad-free services on Instagram and Facebook, risking potentially heavy fines in the European Union’s latest attack on Big Tech under the Digital Markets Act. More @TheTerminal
EU set to charge Meta over ‘pay or consent’ #EU #Meta https://t.co/m9m5S8yR4b
🚨 EU charges Meta over 'pay or consent', FT reports The report comes after EU antitrust regulators charged that Apple breached the bloc's tech rules last week. Read more at: https://t.co/0jKvGanJDz
EU Commission initiates DMA investigation into Meta's Pay-or-Consent model, questioning its fairness in offering real choice between data privacy and payment. Potential fine: up to $13.49 billion. https://t.co/oXCD5KXnkz https://t.co/qihSnLX0wK
🔵 EU CHARGES META OVER 'PAY OR CONSENT', FT REPORTS The European Union is set to charge Facebook parent Meta with breaking the bloc's landmark digital rules, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Full Story via Reuters on PiQ Suite
EU charges Meta over 'pay or consent', FT reports https://t.co/XQc7wIFNh8
Sources: the EU plans to charge Meta under the DMA this week, focusing on Meta's pay or consent model where users pay for an ad-free Facebook and Instagram (@javierespft / Financial Times) https://t.co/I5z9m1l9HQ 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/mQR1vxYW2r