A German consumer protection group is calling on Meta to halt its AI training plans in the EU All public posts and ... from other European consumer groups, privacy authorities, or the DPA itself.

This landmark move signals the EU’s determination ... cheaper deals and limited consumer choice, which the Commission deemed neither necessary nor proportionate. Meta, the parent company of ...

The European Union has handed tech giants Apple and Meta ... in the EU’s Single Market they must play by our rules,” said Agustín Reyna, director general of Europe’s consumer organisation ...

Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is still breaching EU law, despite changes to its policy allowing users to pay to avoid ads, consumer ... with targeted ads based on user data ...

Update: The story was updated with a statement from Meta. The European Consumer Organisation said that Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ:META) latest pay-or-consent policy in the EU may be infringing ...

BEUC warns Meta’s policy may violate EU data protection laws ... following criticism from consumer groups and civil society organizations regarding the original model. The first iteration ...

Bowing to pressure from EU regulators, Meta announced this week it was offering non-paying users in the bloc the option of receiving less targeted ads, as well as cutting subscription rates for ...

Meta has been ... has repeatedly targeted the world’s biggest tech companies, with some of the toughest actions against tech giants such as Apple, Google and Microsoft. The EU Commission on ...

In practice, that means Meta may no longer indefinitely retain the personal information it collects about users. As a result, certain consumer ... to deliver targeted ads in the EU.

Representational image EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer groups' fears over its new "pay or consent" model or face further action.

The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, a network of authorities responsible for the enforcement of EU ... groups subsequently also filed privacy complaints against Meta’s consent ...