I like that the article consistently refers to Meta as what it is, an adtech giant that also runs social media platforms rather than the other way around.
Personally i haven’t used Facebook or Instagram since they give me the option between payed subscription (actually an insate price, higher than 2-3 streaming services) or to accept targeted ads.
I don’t mind ads, but they had removed the option for untargeted ads.
I have also filed a complain to the local data authorities who promised to look in to it, and if not rellevant to themselves, would forward to the right authorities.
The EU is doing a few things right these days.
As a Brit who misses the EU a lot they always did a lot right but are underappreciated by the people living in it.
That must suck. I’m sorry your government failed you so hard… It’s ridiculous.
I remember a couple of years ago talking about how apple was causing huge amounts of electronic waste and hassle to millions of people by not adopting USB-C on the iphone. Standards are important for many reasons, so I thought about how nice it would be if a government forced them to stop being shitty in that one way, but I knew the US government would never “harm” big business like that. So when I saw the headline in particular about the EU forcing it, I felt like they had answered my prayer even from across the Atlantic ❤️
