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Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe (stackdiary.com)

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Norway has succeeded in getting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to make permanent and extend across Europe its ban on Meta (Facebook's parent company) harvesting user data for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (12 children)

They're already starting their paid ad-free $10 a month tiers for Europe only. They'll stop showing advertising to underage people "for now". They're going to flood Europe with garbage ads and maximize subscribers that way.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I can't fathom people willing to pay $10 for Facebook and twitter .

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Addiction is a hell of a thing

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