Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says
Meta Platforms' revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and privacy laws in addition to antitrust rules, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) said on Thursday as it urged regulators to act against the U.
Trump Blasts EU Regulators for Targeting Apple, Google, Meta
US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., describing their cases against American companies as “a form of taxation.
Meta Not Shelving Fact-Checkers Outside of US…Yet
Meta says no plans to change moderation model outside of the US but doesn't rule out a re-haul in the future despite EU concerns
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Meta accused of misleading EU users with revised ad-free service
In July 2024, EU antitrust regulators charged Meta for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). They argued that its paid ad-free service presented a binary choice for users.
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EU prepares social media giants for stress test on disinformation
The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation
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BEUC: Meta’s revised subscription model may breach EU consumer protection laws
The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) said Thursday that Meta's current pay-or-consent strategy in the EU may violate consumer and data protection laws, urging relevant EU agencies to protect
Trump’s not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants
Donald Trump called the EU's regulation on U.S. tech companies, like Meta, Google and Apple, to be "a form of taxation."
Meta's Revised Pay-or-Consent Policy Faces Criticism From EU Consumer Group
The European Consumer Organisation or BEUC, a consumer advocacy group, has urged The European Union authorities to intervene against
EU to test Facebook, X and others on disinformation ahead of German election
The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,
Russian Disinformation Campaigns Eluded Meta’s Efforts to Block Them
A new report details how a covert influence operation linked to the Kremlin continued to place ads on Facebook despite U.S. and E.U. prohibitions on doing business with the organization.
Meta, X, and YouTube sign new EU code of conduct to combat hate speech
The new Code of Conduct by the EU aims to improve how social media platforms deal with content that violates hate speech laws in the EU countries as well as other countries
Meta Profits From Known Pro-Russian Disinfo Network: Researchers
Social media giant Meta made hundreds of thousands of dollars last year from content posted by a well-known pro-Russian disinformation network, researchers have claimed.