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Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach

Social Media Consent
Oct 3, 2023 Source noyb.eu

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Forced Consent & Consent Bypass Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta plans to move to a "Pay for your Rights" model, where EU users will have to pay $ 168 a year (€ 160 a year) if they don't agree to give up their fundamental right to privacy on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. History has shown that Meta's regulator, the Irish DPC, is likely to agree to any way that Meta can bypass the GDPR. However, the company may also be able to use six words from a recent Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling to support its approach. WSJ Article noyb action against "Pay or Okay" CJEU case C-252/21 Bundeskartellamt Pay for your Rights. In order to enjoy your fundamental rights under EU law, Meta is now proposing that you pay $14 a month, or a whopping $ 168 (€ 160) a year. This move follows successful litigation by noyb, in which the EDPB declared Meta's previous "consent bypass" illegal. The CJEU later confirmed the ED

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C-252/21 Meta Platforms v noyb C-252/21 (Meta Platforms (noyb)) CJEU Jan 12, 2023

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