European Commission Fines Apple and Meta for Non-compliance with the DMA

EU fined Meta €200M for forcing users to either pay or accept full ad tracking ruling that privacy can't be a premium feature. Free social media's real cost: submit to surveillance or pay up. Consent under duress isn't consent. #Meta #DMA #PayOrConsent #AdTech

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Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation Facebook agrees to change “pay or consent” model after talks with European Commission.

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Yay looks like the @EUCommission and #EDPB have taken a rather clear joint position: #PayOrConsent is unlawful for gatekeepers under #DMA and #GDPR.

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Exclusive-Meta won’t tweak pay-or-consent model further despite risk of EU fines, sources say BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Meta Platforms is very unlikely to offer more changes to its pay-or-consent model, meaning it is almost certain to be hit by fresh EU antitrust charges and hefty daily fines, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The European Commission last month warned Meta of possible daily fines after being told that the U.S. social media giant would only make limited changes to its model to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The Facebook (NASDAQ:META) owner was hit with a 200-million-euro ($234 million) fine in April after the EU antitrust enforcer said its pay-or-consent model breached the DMA from when it was introduced in November 2023 to November 2024. Meta had tweaked the model in November 2024 to use less personal data for targeted advertising, which prompted additional EU scrutiny and the subsequent Commission comments in June. The DMA seeks to curb the power of Big Tech via a list of dos and don’ts. Meta will not propose additional changes unless circumstances change, the people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. That in turn will likely result in fresh EU antitrust charges in the coming weeks and daily fines following shortly, of as much as 5% of Meta’s average daily worldwide turnover starting from June 27, one of the sources said, although a final decision has yet to be made. Meta shares were down 1.7% in mid-session after the Reuters story was published. Meta declined to comment and pointed to previous statements where it said it is confident that it complies with the DMA, that its range of choices to Europeans go beyond the DMA’s requirements and that the Commission is discriminating against its business model. ($1 = 0.8553 euros) With valuations skyrocketing in 2024, many investors are uneasy putting more money into stocks. Sure, there are always opportunities in the stock market – but finding them feels more difficult now than a year ago. Unsure where to invest next? One of the best ways to discover new high-potential opportunities is to look at the top performing portfolios this year. ProPicks AI offers 6 model portfolios from Investing.com which identify the best stocks for investors to buy right now. For example, ProPicks AI found 9 overlooked stocks that jumped over 25% this year alone. The new stocks that made the monthly cut could yield enormous returns in the coming years. Is META one of them?

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EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

The first fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA): #Apple and #Meta - Apple faces a €500 mio fine for breaching the regulation’s rules for #appstores, while #Meta drew a penalty of €200 million for its #payorconsent advertising model www.politico.eu/article/eu-f... #consumerprotection #competition

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An image of a notice Meta is presenting to users, giving them a choice of paying with money to use their Facebook or Instagram accounts or to 'use free of charge with ads'. Use free of charge with ads does not mean it is free of tracking and an erosion of privacy

Just a reminder as the European Data Protection Board appears to buckle on the issue of #PayorConsent #ConsentOrPay that in July 24 the @ec.europa.eu sent preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Eurepean Commission
Commission sends preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act
1 July 2024

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