The European Commission will scrutinize Meta's pivot to a subscription model in response to a string of rulings from data protection boards limiting the social

‘Pay or Consent’ May Violate the Digital Services Act, Say EU OfficialsThe European Commission will scrutinize Meta’s pivot to a subscription model in response to a string of rulings from data protection boards limiting the social media giant’s ability to legally collect user data. Europe announced a slew of investigations into American big-tech companies.

  • RedFoxEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I dislike Facebook / meta so much, I can’t think objectively about the implications here.

    I wonder how many people will just consent?

    Why is this not an acceptable option?

    It annoys me that we’ve given so much power to a single social media company by thinking the thing is so important that we have to have it.

    Why can’t we just stop using it? That’s the only way to take back power.