European consumers challenge Meta paid service as privacy 'smokescreen'

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Meta has reaped rich financial rewards by selling its users' data to advertisers, but its model has pit it against EU regulators. Consumer groups from eight EU countries lodged complaints on Thursday against Meta, accusing the US company of illegally processing user data and using its "pay or consent" system as a "smokescreen" f ...