Meta's 'pay or consent' model draws criticism from Germany's Mundt
By Lewis Crofts ( April 12, 2024, 17:34 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms' introduction of a model where users either pay for a subscription or consent to data-collection for personalized ads raises significant questions over whether consumers are presented with a real choice, the head of Germany's antitrust agency said. Andreas Mundt, president of the Bundeskartellamt, said Meta continued to collect and use data, and that wasn't what regulators wanted.Meta Platforms' introduction of a model where users either pay for a subscription or consent to data-collection for personalized ads raises significant questions over whether consumers are presented with a real choice, the head of Germany's antitrust agency said....
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