Norwegian DPA temporarily bans behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram(noyb.eu)

30 points by latexr 3 years ago | 2 comments

CJEU declares Meta's GDPR approach illegal(noyb.eu)

88 points by draugadrotten 3 years ago | 67 comments

Noyb win: € 1.2B fine against Meta over EU-US data transfers(noyb.eu)

177 points by starsep 3 years ago | 49 comments

Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts(neowin.net)

433 points by pg_1234 2 years ago | 219 comments

Neowin news article reporting that Meta now allows EU users to unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts.

Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection(arstechnica.com)

214 points by snehk 3 years ago | 185 comments

Norwegian ban on Meta behavioral advertising extended to entire EU(datatilsynet.no)

385 points by aleksanb 3 years ago | 197 comments

Norwegian Data Protection Authority news release saying the EDPB made Norway's ban on Meta's behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram permanent and extended it EU/EEA-wide.

Meta is banning people from advertising after running ads for Python and Pandas(lerner.co.il)

602 points by reuven 3 years ago | 392 comments

Blog post by Python and Pandas instructor Reuven Lerner describing how Meta banned him for life from advertising, apparently over ads for his Python courses.

Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts(neowin.net)

433 points by pg_1234 2 years ago | 219 comments

Neowin news article reporting that Meta now allows EU users to unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts.

Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation(axios.com)

540 points by giuliomagnifico 6 months ago | 219 comments

Axios scoop reporting that Meta removed ads on its platforms soliciting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits.

Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case(nytimes.com)

418 points by mrjaeger 7 months ago | 201 comments

New York Times article on a verdict finding Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial; the page loaded a captcha instead.

Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta's $2B Lobbying for Age Verification Tech(gadgetreview.com)

754 points by doener 7 months ago | 376 comments

Gadget Review article on a Reddit researcher's findings that Meta funds a $2B lobbying push for app-store age verification laws targeting Apple and Google.

EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)

643 points by pbrw 3 years ago | 631 comments

Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.