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EU’s top court rules against Meta in data privacy case
The European Union’s top court today ruled against Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that focused on the way the company processes user data. The decision could also have implications for other players in the social media market.
Top Europe court rules against Meta Platforms on ad data retention
Europe's top court has found against Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) over its approach to data retention in its continental ad business -- a ruling set to add hurdles for social media names looking to garner European ad dollars.
Meta Can’t Use Sexual Orientation to Target Ads in the EU, Court Rules
Privacy activist Max Schrems has won another legal fight against Meta, this time limiting how the company can use off-platform activity—and public statements—to target ads.
Meta must limit data use for targeted advertising, top EU court rules
Meta Platforms must restrict the use of personal data harvested from Facebook for targeted advertising, Europe's top court ruled on Friday, backing privacy activist Max Schrems.
Activist wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
The European Union’s top court has said that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under
EU Asks Meta To Limit Data For Personalized Ads
In a recent ruling, the Court of Justice for the European Union has ordered Meta (META) to minimize the amount of people's data it
EU Court Curbs Meta's Use of External Data in Ads
The European Union's highest court ruled that Meta, owner of Facebook, cannot use personal information related to a user's sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising.
Meta must limit data use for targeted ads: EU court
Social media platforms such as Meta's Facebook must limit the use of personal data including someone's sexual orientation for targeted advertising, the European Union's top court ruled Friday.
Meta must limit data use for targeted advertising, top European Union court rules
The judges said the principle of data minimisation under EU privacy rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets this out.
EU top court sides with activist Schrems in privacy dispute with Meta
Europe's top court on Friday sided with Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems in his privacy dispute with Meta Platforms. Schrems had taken his grievance to an Austrian court, saying he had been targeted by advertisements directed at homosexuals as a result of Meta's personalised advertising based on processing of personal data.
Meta faces new limits on ad-targeting in Europe as nemesis Max Schrems wins again at EU’s highest court
Meta faces yet more restrictions on its core ad business in Europe, following a ruling by the EU’s top court. In its Friday ruling, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed that the principle of “data minimization"—one of the many rules in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation—means a social network like Facebook can’t simply use all of a user’s data,
Meta to European Union: Your Tech Rules Threaten to Squelch the AI Boom
The Facebook parent and other companies are warning in an open letter that the regulations risk hampering innovation and ...
Meta Will Not Immediately Join EU's AI Pact Ahead of New Law
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms will not immediately join the European Union's AI Pact, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.