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Meta’s UK pay-or-consent model must not allow targeted ads, advocacy group urges

( May 27, 2025, 14:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta’s UK pay-or-consent model, expected in the coming months, shouldn’t allow targeted ads as a default for all users who choose not to pay, advocacy group Open Rights Group said in a new report. The group argued Meta “must provide a tracking-free version of their services accessible without payment” to implement the model lawfully. Meta has recently ramped up pressure on the UK privacy regulator to approve its ad-free subscription. Pressure has grown since a settlement between the company and data rights activist Tanya O’Carroll in March.Statement follows. Report attached....

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