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The European Union is set to charge Facebook parent Meta with breaking the bloc's landmark digital rules, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. In preliminary findings to be issued this week,
Regulators say the choice between getting ads or paying social media platforms violates its Digital Markets Act.
Meta began giving European users the option in November of paying for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram as a way to comply with the continent's strict data privacy rules.
The European Union is set to charge Facebook parent Meta with breaking the bloc's landmark digital rules, the Financial Times reported on Monday. In preliminary findings to be issued this week, regulators will say that they are worried about Meta's "pay or consent" model,
Meta began giving European users the option in November of paying for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules.
The European Commission says Facebook owner Meta's "pay or consent" advertising model is in breach of its laws. Under the tech giant's new service in the EU, users must either consent to receiving personalised ads or pay €12.
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the U.S. company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model,
Meta is accused of violating the Digital Markets Act, which comes with fines as high as 10% or even 20% of global annual revenue.
The Commission has told Meta it has taken "the preliminary view" that the "binary" advertising choice presented to users fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). But Meta contends that its EU advertising model is compliant.
Las autoridades reguladoras de la Unión Europea acusaron el lunes a la firma de medios sociales Meta Platforms de incumplir las nuevas normas sobre competencia digital del bloque al obligar a los usuarios de Facebook e Instagram a elegir entre ver anuncios o pagar para evitarlos.
Facebook parent Meta has been accused of breaking Europe’s new digital competition rules over its “pay or consent” advertising model.
European Union accuses Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of breaking bloc's digital rules with paid ad-free option
Meta Platforms Inc. 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 tough new rules.
The EU has charged Facebook’s parent Meta with breaking the bloc’s landmark digital rules, only a week after it pressed a similar case against Apple. The European Commission, the EU’s executive body,
If EU regulators determine the social-media company broke its rules, it could face a fine of up to 10% of its worldwide revenue.
The European Union said Monday that Meta’s “pay or consent” advertising model violates its new digital competition law, which both Apple and Microsoft have also been nailed for.
The European Commission, which targeted Apple’s App Store last week, said Meta’s binary choice between paying for a subscription or accepting personalized ads, flouted the bloc’s digital rules and the violation potentially exposes the company to a fine worth billions of dollars.
Meta was on Monday accused by EU regulators of failing to comply with the bloc's landmark antitrust rules over its ad-supported social networking service.
The European Commission has accused Meta Platforms Inc. (META) of breaching the EU's new digital laws with an advertising model that
Meta has until March 2025 to reach an agreement with EU regulators, or face a fine of up to 10% of its global revenue.
In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising.
The EC has found that Meta's "pay or consent" offer to Facebook and Instagram users in Europe does not comply with the bloc's DMA.
Meta was charged Monday with violating Europe’s sweeping tech competition law by forcing customers into a restrictive “pay or consent” model for ads on Instagram and Facebook.
La UE acusa a Meta, dueña de Facebook e Instagram, de incumplir normas digitales con su opción de pago sin publicidad.
The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc's digital rules, paving the way for potential fines worth billions of euros.
Meta's 'pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee.
The European Union said Meta’s “pay or consent” advertising model for European users violates the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to preliminary findings released Monday. Meta launched the new ad model — which requires users to pay for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram or consent to the use of their personal data
Update: Confirms breach of EU rules; adds EC statement Facebook’s parent Meta (NASDAQ:META) on Monday was accused by EU regulators of breaching the bloc’s landmark digital rules. In March, the European Commission launched a non-compliance probe against Apple (AAPL),
The European Commission on Monday informed Meta - owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - that its policy of asking users to either accept personalized advertising across its services or pay may violate the European Union's digital "gatekeeper" rules.
Meta's ad-free subscription faces EU scrutiny for breaching competition rules, risking hefty fines. Users demand real choices.
European Union regulators accused Meta of breaching a digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them.
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. The U.S. tech giant launched the no-ads subscription service for Facebook and Instagram in Europe last November,
Critics: Meta only gives illusion of choice. Meta may struggle to defend its "pay or OK" model, which was rolled out last November. Specifically, the CJEU ruling came in a Meta ca
The European Commission said today that Meta's “pay or consent” advertising model for Facebook and Instagram users in the EU is breaching the Digital Markets Act.
The EU has found that Meta's "pay or consent" model is violating the Digital Markets Act, the bloc's sweeping online competition rules.
The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc's digital rules, paving the way for potential fines worth billions of euros.
The European Commission announced preliminary findings Monday that social media company Meta was in violation of the Digital Markets Act over its “pay or consent” advertising model. Meta, Facebook's