Facebook and Instagram users in the EU can opt out of its behavioral advertising via a free tool provided by privacy rights not-for-profit, noyb.

The EU is probing if Meta’s changes to its “pay or consent” model are enough to comply with the Digital Markets Act.

Facebook owner Meta said it will appeal a 200-million-euro fine slapped on it by the EU after the bloc accused the company of ...

Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to servers in the ...

If EU users choose the "less personalized option" to access Facebook and Instagram for free, they will see ads that "may be less relevant to a person's interests," the company said.

EU threatens to fine Meta for saying Facebook is ‘free’ The EU says Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model might violate consumer protection laws.

On Monday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Meta, Facebook’s parent company, more than a billion dollars for breaching the European Union’s data-privacy rules, and ordered the social network ...

The EU's DMA is said to be in the interests of consumers, but as its been implemented, it's just denying them iOS 26 features ...

Microsoft, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google, Snap, Facebook-owner Meta and X have been asked to take part in the Jan. 31 "stress test" to check they have enough safeguards in place to mitigate risks on ...

The social media company will also offer EU users access to Facebook and Instagram for free if they agree to be shown ads based on a limited set of user data, the company said in a Tuesday blog ...