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elvith Oct 4, 2023

Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach

Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach - Feddit

The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta plans to move to a “Pay for your Rights” model, where EU users will have to pay $ 168 a year (€ 160 a year) if they don’t agree to give up their fundamental right to privacy on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. History has shown that Meta’s regulator, the Irish DPC, is likely to agree to any way that Meta can bypass the GDPR. However, the company may also be able to use six words from a recent Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling to support its approach.

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ByteWelder Oct 4, 2023

It seems like this might break the GDPR rules for consent:

Any element of inappropriate pressure or influence which could affect the outcome of that choice renders the consent invalid.

gdpr-info.eu/issues/consent/

Consent - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Processing personal data is generally prohibited, unless it is expressly allowed by law, or the data subject has consented to the processing. While being one of the more well-known legal bases for processing personal data, consent is only one of six bases mentioned in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The others are: contract, legal … Continue reading Consent

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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thanksforallthefish

Techcrunch article is misunderstanding the meaning of freely given. It means not under duress and with full understanding. Paying for a service categorically doesnt contradict that.

However the odds of facebook explaining in plain english the egregious privacy breaches they do is unlikely so there’s prob a get out there anyway.

Can’t see how it breaches consent unless, as above they don’t explain what they’re doing to gather info for “personalised” ads.

Am lawyer, not gdpr /EU specialist though.