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Scrap coercive ‘privacy fee,’ MEPs urge Meta’s Nick Clegg in open letter
Meta is facing a call from lawmakers in the European Union to scrap its controversial "consent or pay" tactic on Facebook and Instagram. Currently, the Meta is facing a call from lawmakers in the European Union to scrap its controversial "consent or pay" tactic on Facebook and Instagram.
We stand firm in our commitment to preserving the integrity of the GDPR and ensuring that individuals retain genuine control over their personal data without coercion or discrimination,” they conclude in what reads like a direct appeal to Clegg, as a former MEP whose past work would have tasked him with upholding democratic values. The MEPs’ call for Meta to respect EU law and abandon the cynically self-serving mechanism comes as the company faces scrutiny from European Commission enforcers — who, earlier this month, asked it to send proof of the legality of the pay-or-be-tracked choice. While some EU data protection authorities may have been reluctant to sanction struggling media outlets for pushing ‘pay or offer’ on visitors to their websites, the adtech giant Meta is a very different kettle of fish, as guidance put out by some watchdogs already underlines.
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