Consumer groups file data privacy complaints against Facebook, Instagram โ€˜pay-or-consentโ€™ model

Eight organisations from the network of the European Consumer Organisation filed complaints to their national data protection authorities against Facebook and Instagram ‘pay-or-consent’ model.

EU squeezes Meta on personal data use for targeting ads

The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday (1 November) it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted ads without their explicit consent.