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Meta appeals to EU top court against lower court’s ‘consent or pay’ rejection

By Matthew Newman ( July 11, 2025, 15:37 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms Ireland has filed an appeal at the EU's highest court against a lower EU court decision that rejected the company's challenge of an opinion by an umbrella group of EU data protection authorities on the “consent or pay” business model as inadmissible and “manifestly” unfounded. The court challenge follows a parallel European Commission case, in which Meta’s consent-or-pay approach was ruled illegal in April under the Digital Markets Act.Meta Platforms Ireland has filed an appeal at the EU's highest court against a lower EU court decision that rejected the company's challenge of an opinion by an umbrella group of EU data protection authorities on the “consent or pay” business model as inadmissible and “manifestly” unfounded....

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