Meta, European Union

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.
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 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 revised no-ads service may breach EU privacy laws, antitrust rules; European consumer rights group demand action
The European Consumer Organisation warns that Meta Platforms’ subscription service may violate EU consumer, privacy, and antitrust laws. The European consumer rights group has also demanded action against the US-tech giant.
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
Meta's pay-or-consent model under fire from EU consumer group
Company 'strongly disagrees' with law infringement allegations 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),

Trump, EU and Apple

Meta, TikTok and X to join EU stress test for German election
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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 ...
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 ...
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EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta, FT reports
Apple, Meta, Google and the European Commission did not immediately ... has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the ...
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 ...