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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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Facebook-Owner Meta Breaking European Data Privacy Rules in Norway, Regulator Says
Meta has been fined one million crowns (roughly Rs. 8 crore) per day since August 14 for breaching users' privacy by harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them by Norway regulator Datatilsynet.
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Meta to Be Fined $100,000 per Day Over Privacy Breaches Unless Firm Takes Remedial Action: Norway Regulator
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined $100,000 (roughly Rs. 82 lakh) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway's data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications.
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Explained: Why Are Facebook, Instagram Cutting News Access in Canada
Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect, arguing news has no economic value to the company and that its users do not use the platform for news. Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about i...
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Meta Fined EUR 390 Million by EU Regulator, Told to Reassess Legal Basis for Personalised Ads
Meta on Wednesday was fined EUR 390 million by the lead privacy regulator for the European Union and directed to reassess the legal basis on how Facebook and Instagram use personal data to target advertising in the bloc. The company said it plans to appeal the substance of the rulings and the fines imposed by the EU's lead privacy regulator.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, More US Tech Giants Should Be Regulated Where They’re Based: EU Lawmaker
US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said, knocking back efforts by some countries to broaden the planned act's scope.
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Apple Advertising Tracking Changes’ Impact Will Hinge on App Developers, Company’s Privacy Chief Says
The impact of Apple's new privacy controls over digital advertising tracking is likely to depend greatly on how app developers implement a new pop-up notification, Apple's user privacy chief said.
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Apple to Start Enforcing New App Privacy Notifications in Coming Weeks
Apple said that in the coming weeks it will start enforcing a new privacy notification rule that digital advertising firms such as Facebook have warned will hurt their sales.
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Facebook Criticises Apple Privacy Policy in Newspaper Advertisements
Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full page newspaper advertisements that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses.
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Facebook Takes Swipe at Apple While Supporting Draft EU Rules
Facebook said it hopes new draft rules by the European Union aimed at curbing powers of big US companies could set boundaries for Apple, its latest volley in an ongoing feud.
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Big Tech Firms to Be Fined 6 Percent of Turnover if They Breach New EU Content Rules
Google, Facebook, and other Big Tech firms will face fines of up to 6 percent of their turnover if they do not reveal more about advertising and tackle illegal content under draft European Union rules.
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Facebook, Google to Face Tougher Competition Rules in UK From New Antitrust Body
Britain will impose a new competition regime next year to prevent Google and Facebook using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers.
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Facebook Political Advertisements Ban Creates Confusion Ahead of US Presidential Elections
Confusion over political advertisements at Facebook marred the onset of what was supposed to be a cooling period ahead of the US presidential election. Facebook has tightened its rules on political advertising ahead of the 2020 election. In particular, it has prohibited attempts to undermine the electoral process.
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Facebook Bans Anti-Vaccination Advertisements but Not Antivax Posts
Facebook says it will ban advertisements on its platform that discourage vaccinations, with an exception carved out for advocacy advertisements about government vaccine policies.
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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Facebook-Owner Meta Breaking European Data Privacy Rules in Norway, Regulator Says
Meta has been fined one million crowns (roughly Rs. 8 crore) per day since August 14 for breaching users' privacy by harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them by Norway regulator Datatilsynet.
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Meta to Be Fined $100,000 per Day Over Privacy Breaches Unless Firm Takes Remedial Action: Norway Regulator
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined $100,000 (roughly Rs. 82 lakh) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway's data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications.
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Explained: Why Are Facebook, Instagram Cutting News Access in Canada
Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect, arguing news has no economic value to the company and that its users do not use the platform for news. Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about i...
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Meta Fined EUR 390 Million by EU Regulator, Told to Reassess Legal Basis for Personalised Ads
Meta on Wednesday was fined EUR 390 million by the lead privacy regulator for the European Union and directed to reassess the legal basis on how Facebook and Instagram use personal data to target advertising in the bloc. The company said it plans to appeal the substance of the rulings and the fines imposed by the EU's lead privacy regulator.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, More US Tech Giants Should Be Regulated Where They’re Based: EU Lawmaker
US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said, knocking back efforts by some countries to broaden the planned act's scope.
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Apple Advertising Tracking Changes’ Impact Will Hinge on App Developers, Company’s Privacy Chief Says
The impact of Apple's new privacy controls over digital advertising tracking is likely to depend greatly on how app developers implement a new pop-up notification, Apple's user privacy chief said.
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Apple to Start Enforcing New App Privacy Notifications in Coming Weeks
Apple said that in the coming weeks it will start enforcing a new privacy notification rule that digital advertising firms such as Facebook have warned will hurt their sales.
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Facebook Criticises Apple Privacy Policy in Newspaper Advertisements
Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full page newspaper advertisements that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses.
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Facebook Takes Swipe at Apple While Supporting Draft EU Rules
Facebook said it hopes new draft rules by the European Union aimed at curbing powers of big US companies could set boundaries for Apple, its latest volley in an ongoing feud.
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Big Tech Firms to Be Fined 6 Percent of Turnover if They Breach New EU Content Rules
Google, Facebook, and other Big Tech firms will face fines of up to 6 percent of their turnover if they do not reveal more about advertising and tackle illegal content under draft European Union rules.
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Facebook, Google to Face Tougher Competition Rules in UK From New Antitrust Body
Britain will impose a new competition regime next year to prevent Google and Facebook using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers.
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Facebook Political Advertisements Ban Creates Confusion Ahead of US Presidential Elections
Confusion over political advertisements at Facebook marred the onset of what was supposed to be a cooling period ahead of the US presidential election. Facebook has tightened its rules on political advertising ahead of the 2020 election. In particular, it has prohibited attempts to undermine the electoral process.
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Facebook Bans Anti-Vaccination Advertisements but Not Antivax Posts
Facebook says it will ban advertisements on its platform that discourage vaccinations, with an exception carved out for advocacy advertisements about government vaccine policies.
