> Could FB simply say: this service costs money to run, either you pay for it or you watch ads, if you don't want to pay or watch ads press here to delete your

> Could FB simply say: this service costs money to run, either you pay for it or you watch ads, if you don't want to pay or watch ads press here to delete your account. Then, to the people that stay, yes or no to targeted ads. Ads or no ads is beside the point, GDPR doesn't address advertising, only data privacy. Facebook is allowed to run non targeted ads at any time. If you're asking if they can offer to invade your privacy or pay a fee, no that would not be legal. User consent must be given freely, with no change in level of received service if they say no to tracking.