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Meta offering two options. Either buy addfree experience or accept targeted ads (about.fb.com)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I had turned targeted ads off, on Facebook and Instagram. I still got ads but they were not targeted based on my data. I could live with that

Today I got a popup requiring me to pick an option of either accepting targeted ads or pay the equivalent of €13/$14 for an addfree experience across all meta platforms.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

To add more context to it -

Meta is actually trying to comply circumvent EU's strict privacy policy.

Recently, The EU's top court said in July that Meta must first get consent before showing ads to users - a ruling that jeopardises the company's ability to make money by tailoring advertisements for individual users based on their online interests and digital activity.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/10/03/meta-could-charge-facebook-and-instagram-users-in-eu-to-go-ad-free-to-comply-with-privacy-

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago*

    But it's not ads in general I personally am opposed. It's the fact that they have removed the option to show untargeted ads. I personally don't mind ads but now they force either parsonalized ads or subscription

    It was not their livelihood that was at stake, but the potential for more profit

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