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Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe (stackdiary.com)
submitted 1 year ago by skilledtothegills to c/technology
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Norway has succeeded in getting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to make permanent and extend across Europe its ban on Meta (Facebook's parent company) harvesting user data for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.

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[–] Smacks 4 points 1 year ago

I can't wait for Facebook to take the time and energy to make two different versions of their platform. One to adhere to the EU regulations, and the other for everyone else that harvests every last bit of data.