Meta rocked by EU data transfer block and €1.2bn fine
Facebook owner Meta has been dealt a major blow to its European operations by being ordered to stop transferring data…
Meta ad opt-out branded ‘laughable and embarrassing’
Meta’s solution to allow Facebook and Instagram users in Europe to opt out of some personalised ads from this week,…
Meta bows to GDPR ruling to block personalised ads
Meta is being forced to allow Facebook and Instagram users in Europe to opt out of some personalised ads from…
Meta apes Twitter with new paid-for verification service
Meta has joined Twitter in launching paid-for subscriptions services, which will cost nearly £10 a month, as part of the…
Meta GDPR consent fine €4bn short, says Max Schrems
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has blasted the Irish data regulator’s recent €390m (£346m) GDPR fine against Meta – for using…
Meta caves in with new restrictions on targeting teens
Meta has bowed to mounting pressure over how advertisers can target youngsters on both Facebook and Instagram, with new measures…
Meta the villain again as consent for ads is ruled illegal
Meta has been hit with its fifth – and potentially most damaging – GDPR ruling, which will force the company…
Meta faces mega fine as ad policy is declared illegal
Meta is facing a major threat to its advertising model – as well as a mega fine – after European…
Meta GDPR fines near €1bn as Irish DPC strikes again
The Irish Data Protection Commission is finally starting to answer its critics after issuing a fourth fine – of €265m…
Meta faces High Court action to block data profiling
Facebook-owner Meta is facing a showdown in the High Court over how it collects users’ personal profiling data to target…