🚨BREAKING: Following noyb litigation, @meta (Facebook and Instagram) has been prohibited from using personal data for advertisement.
The #GDPR decision signals a major blow to Meta's business model in Europe, as Meta faces a € 390 Mio fine.
➡https://noyb.eu/en/breaking-meta-prohibited-use-personal-data-advertisment
BREAKING: Meta prohibited from use of personal data for advertisment

After almost five years, the Irish DPC decided on a noyb complaint and required Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to stop using the personal data of users for advertisement in the EU.

noyb.eu

@noybeu @meta This has huge implications for @meta's data-driven products.

From what I understand, the GDPR has been a major win for privacy advocates, and a major blow for businesses that deal in private info.