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You actually can pay Meta €9.99/month for ad-free Facebook+Instagram in the EU. I would hope this also causes them to track and use much less PII, but I couldn'

You actually can pay Meta €9.99/month for ad-free Facebook+Instagram in the EU. I would hope this also causes them to track and use much less PII, but I couldn't find anything substantiating that.

Kbelicius 2y ago
As far as I understand the problem with that scheme is that by not paying you not only agree to see the ads but also to the tracking.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 2y ago
  Ads on the internet are worth a lot less these days if they don’t come with measurement of whether they are causing conversions (aka tracking). Apparently this measurement is a human rights violation when Google or Meta sell the ads but not when Apple or the NYT do.
- Cu3PO42 2y ago
  That is certainly the case, but seems to be perfectly legal. This scheme is implemented by a number of companies, but most charge only €2/mo or so.
  - NekkoDroid 2y ago
    > That is certainly the case, but seems to be perfectly legal. I don't think its legal, considering that not too long ago even here on HN there was a post about "Pay or Okay" not being considered legal https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38458660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38458660 Some further articles/document about it: https://noyb.eu/en/statement-edpb-pay-or-okay-opinion https://noyb.eu/en/statement-edpb-pay-or-okay-opinion https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2024-04/edpb_opinion_202408_consentorpay_en.pdf https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2024-04/edpb_opinion...