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_trackno5 | 2 years ago

Here you go: https://edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2023/edpb-urgent-binding-de...

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dcminter|2 years ago

That is not what that says. You're conflating ad-free with no ads based on tracking.

_trackno5|2 years ago

I am not. The EU’s move is to force Meta to stop personalised ads and Meta is pushing for an ad-free option. That’s an attempt to appease the regulators and keep their business model.

They’ll make the argument that the customer has a reasonable choice: see targeted ads or pay for the service.

I’m betting They’ll follow up saying the business model in the EU will not be viable without personalised ads (which it really probably won’t) and that they’ll consider leaving the EU altogether. Then the EU can have fun figuring out what will be the economic impact for its economy after they get cut off the largest social network

Meta has ditched Canadian news already. If the finances don’t make sense in the EU, I won’t be surprised they just ditch it