Last month, Facebook rolled out a paid subscription model in Europe that allows users to pay a monthly fee to opt out of targeted ads.
The company created this service to get around strict privacy protections in the EU and prevent regulators from slapping Facebook with hefty fines.
The largest consumer rights group in Europe filed a complaint against Facebook this week claiming that the company is only making user privacy problems worse by effectively charging them to keep their data safeguarded.
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This Cyber News was published on facecrooks.com. Publication date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:43:04 +0000