{"id":12507,"date":"2023-12-05T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/05\/is-metas-ad-free-service-just-another-way-to-make-people-pay-for-privacy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:37:42","slug":"is-metas-ad-free-service-just-another-way-to-make-people-pay-for-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/05\/is-metas-ad-free-service-just-another-way-to-make-people-pay-for-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Meta\u2019s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would satisfy European data cops \u2013 some advocacy groups aren\u2019t so sure<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/ablink.editorial.theguardian.com\/ss\/c\/TBl-lE0k4WbTlFRn6v-lQXxTpTslqnvUsR2ofAkC00vqkHXqakTSxrykj9mrdACFo11SPMvm9ONAti2JcHBqUgcduObToxycReEYHcTAh6nov_u_7l464yKkl5CZpPeg-CqG3ueb-8UiDZ4dOkhK_xu6BZysaGtGOA-w2_0KTqLsMBLqZrcGelEg-7T5C6DRfMSsX1Wcyrv2RlHjbzIGx0ePxMD7meIXmznkqCFxtrflV_YvxDV9cqXgzdq7c2-9qYTW0MyIMCG7p9sc7wIKCg\/3ha\/N7031ZxvS8Cv2AmB8PHP-g\/h27\/towm4HqYM1UtQe3kzAkaoAWT_zh9HyZuTvPyJCk6JeE\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Late last week, Europe\u2019s largest consumer rights group filed a complaint against Meta over paid versions of Instagram and Facebook that give users ad-free versions of the social media sites. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) says the subscriptions \u2013 \u20ac9.99 per month for the web versions and \u20ac12.99 for the apps \u2013 are too expensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tech giant\u2019s pay-or-consent approach is unfair and must be stopped,\u201d the BEUC said. The organisation, which filed its complaint with the EU\u2019s network of consumer protection authorities, called the prices \u201cvery high\u201d and said Meta is using \u201cunfair, deceptive and aggressive practices\u201d while giving consumers \u201cmisleading and incomplete information\u201d, according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2023\/11\/metas-overpriced-ad-free-subscriptions-make-privacy-a-luxury-good-eu-suit\/?utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_brand=ars&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\">Ars Technica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/dec\/05\/is-metas-ad-free-service-just-another-way-to-make-people-pay-for-privacy\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/5d1baf63651de3730360a5a4aa1c9ee56a50c63e\/0_67_3940_2364\/master\/3940.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=7179221ab7d5a1e255232bcbc721ee02\" title=\"Is Meta\u2019s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?\" \/>The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would satisfy European data cops \u2013 some advocacy groups aren\u2019t so sure<br \/>\n\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nLate last week, Europe\u2019s largest consumer rights group filed a complaint against Meta over paid versions of Instagram and Facebook that give users ad-free versions of the social media sites. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) says the subscriptions \u2013 \u20ac9.99 per month for the web versions and \u20ac12.99 for the apps \u2013 are too expensive.<br \/>\n\u201cThe tech giant\u2019s pay-or-consent approach is unfair and must be stopped,\u201d the BEUC said. The organisation, which filed its complaint with the EU\u2019s network of consumer protection authorities, called the prices \u201cvery high\u201d and said Meta is using \u201cunfair, deceptive and aggressive practices\u201d while giving consumers \u201cmisleading and incomplete information\u201d, according to a report by Ars Technica. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would satisfy European data cops \u2013 some advocacy groups aren\u2019t so sure \u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Late last week, Europe\u2019s largest consumer rights group filed a complaint against Meta over paid versions of Instagram and Facebook that &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/05\/is-metas-ad-free-service-just-another-way-to-make-people-pay-for-privacy\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is Meta\u2019s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":12508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12507"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}