Meta's decision to introduce paid ad-free subscription plans for Facebook and Instagram in Europe, costing €10/month, marks a deviation from its traditional model of a free platform supported by advertisements. The move is in response to a Europe-wide ban on using personal data of Facebook and Instagram users for targeted advertising. The ban, initially imposed by non-EU member Norway, now extends to all 30 countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area. The introduction of the subscription plans has been met with mixed reactions, with some users threatening to delete their accounts and critics arguing that privacy should not be turned into a luxury.
Meta Offering EU Ad-Free Subscription Plans For Facebook, Instagram To Comply With European Digital Privacy Regs (click photo below for story) https://t.co/OPh5RQtfI4 https://t.co/T9AkN28mOP
The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta's use of personal data for behavioral ads on the legal base of contract and legitimate interest in the EU and EEA (@jduballreports / International Association ...) https://t.co/VYGMoHefQw https://t.co/cNtKBOnkDz
Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads https://t.co/bD9Ku3PNj4
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising https://t.co/n1LIlurlaG https://t.co/NGQaAoxTOi
Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury. https://t.co/7wVzRNOAk0
Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month https://t.co/4pGsqT9zaU
Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month https://t.co/mBzUrOw3aA
Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month https://t.co/2AZkuu6gm4
Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury. https://t.co/3JCfeoF7kd
Meta is prohibited from collecting users' advertising data in the EU https://t.co/hKA3SoD7Ec https://t.co/RWxJkHCjkC
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising The ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a setback for Meta which has opposed efforts to curb the practice. https://t.co/rKilb3Zj7R
#EU regulator bans @Meta's use of #personal data for behavioural advertising Facebook had some 300 million daily users in Europe at the end of 2022, with Europeans generating about a fifth of Meta's advertising sales. https://t.co/7j8ns88Go8
The European data regulator has agreed to extend a ban imposed by non-EU member Norway on 'behavioral advertising' on Facebook and Instagram to cover all 30 countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area https://t.co/BHrIt8WSV7
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising https://t.co/hSBErDi18Q https://t.co/DlXxIJm1rO
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising https://t.co/p0pRZCg7oN https://t.co/4XAGFT2AUI
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Facebook, Instagram launch paid monthly subscription This marks the first time that Meta is deviating from its traditional model of a free platform supported by advertisements. https://t.co/9eefkzAw9J https://t.co/FpmXAneKNe
Meta will offer premium ad-free Facebook and Instagram options—just not in the US https://t.co/nmH2auj8fR
Meta is set to be hit by a Europe-wide ban on leveraging the trove of personal data of Facebook and Instagram users to target them with ads https://t.co/V0eWSHANHr
Meta is set to be hit by a Europe-wide ban on leveraging the trove of personal data of Facebook and Instagram users to target them with ads https://t.co/ITc3QlDAH3
Meta is bringing a new ad-free subscription tier for users in most parts of Europe, including the European Union, the European Economic Area (which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and Switzerland. https://t.co/MxJ6vY8JMu
Meta to charge users for "ad free experience" https://t.co/SB5xpGR2YB https://t.co/SB5xpGR2YB
Meta Launches Paid Facebook, Instagram Subscriptions in Europe https://t.co/4h1o4EPBMO
Meta has announced that it will offer an ad-free subscription option for Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union — that will cost from $11 (9.99 Euros) per month. https://t.co/qimrkuRHtL
Facebook and Instagram users threaten to DELETE their accounts as Meta reveals you'll have to pay €10/month for ad-free access https://t.co/Ax7880vVKc https://t.co/Zjx9ioWSmX
Facebook and Instagram users threaten to DELETE their accounts as Meta reveals you'll have to pay €10/month for ad-free access https://t.co/YszTBOFiGk https://t.co/tjGhC2qviI
"@Meta to offer ad-free services in Europe" (via @DailyDashboard) https://t.co/0wlokMvnie
Meta Introduces Ad-Free Subscription for Facebook, Instagram https://t.co/ncxrNhH64C
#FPtech: #Meta launches ad-free subscription tier for #Facebook, #Insta ‘to comply with #EU online ad order’ https://t.co/XmSNoQl3Ty
Meta's ad-free scheme dares you to buy your privacy back, one euro at a time https://t.co/7jLZo3SgzY
Meta Launches Paid Ad-Free Subscription in Europe to Satisfy Privacy Laws: https://t.co/9hGevowftb by The Hacker News #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Meta is introducing a paid ad-free subscription for Facebook and #Instagram in Europe to comply with data #protection laws. Read details here: https://t.co/b7rEwfPADe #technology #privacy #technews #cybersecurity
Want an ad-free experience on Facebook and Instagram? Now you can pay for it #Facebook #Instagram #Meta https://t.co/lQlAqHd2sX https://t.co/RsNxv9EsLo
Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe #Meta #EU #Facebook #Instagram https://t.co/dLj23W10YT
Meta is offering ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram to keep EU regulators at bay https://t.co/vpuiNZZwoS