2024-07-23
Good news that EU consumer protection authorities are taking on board our concerns about the legality of Meta's pay-or-consent policy. We call on @Meta to change their choice screen urgently to offer consumers a fair and freely-given choice. Our reaction: https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
The Verge
The EU tells Meta its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram may violate consumer protection laws, giving Meta until September 1 to propose changes
2024-07-17
We welcome the decision by the @EUCourtPress today concluding that Bytedance (TikTok) is indeed a gatekeeper under the #DMA! The social medium needs to get consent from millions of TikTok users before their personal data can be used for personalised ads.
Bloomberg
The EU's General Court says TikTok is large enough to fall under the DMA, rejecting ByteDance's challenge; ByteDance can appeal to the European Court of Justice
- TikTok attempt to avoid EU's Digital Markets Act is dismissed — Chinese-owned social media giant also risks ban in the US
2024-07-02
Good news the @EU_Commission is taking enforcement action based on #DMA against Meta's pay-or-consent model! It comes on top of various, recent complaints the BEUC network launched against Meta for breaches of consumer law and data protection law. ➡️ https://www.beuc.eu/...
Reuters
Preliminary findings: the EU says Meta's pay or consent ad model breaches the DMA; Meta faces a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if found guilty
2024-07-01
Good news the @EU_Commission is taking enforcement action based on #DMA against Meta's pay-or-consent model! It comes on top of various, recent complaints the BEUC network launched against Meta for breaches of consumer law and data protection law. ➡️ https://www.beuc.eu/...
Reuters
Preliminary findings: the EU says Meta's pay or consent ad model breaches the DMA; Meta faces a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if found guilty
Meta Platforms (META.O) was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules …
2024-05-16
Fast-growing online marketplace Temu 🛒might be taking Europe by storm, but it is failing to keep consumers safe by breaking EU law 😡 Today we are launching complaints to ask authorities to step in & force Temu to comply! #TamingTemu ➡️ https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
TechCrunch
Consumers protection groups across the EU file coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing the e-commerce platform of a raft of breaches related to the DSA
Consumer protection groups around the European Union have filed coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing …
2024-03-07
The #DMA applies as of today to #BigTech platforms. It's essential the EU enforces this landmark new law to rein in gatekeeping practices which harm consumers and digital markets. More in our PR below ⬇️ https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
Washington Post
As the EU's DMA takes effect, sources say the Biden administration, which sent two letters protesting the DMA, stopped short of pushing the issue with the EU
The European Union's landmark Digital Markets Act comes into effect today, requiring changes at five U.S. internet giants
2024-03-04
The @EU_Commission's decision that Apple broke 🇪🇺 antitrust rules by restricting consumers' choice of music streaming services in the Single Market is a strong signal in favour of consumers. Our reaction: https://www.beuc.eu/...
Financial Times
The EU Commission fines Apple €1.8B for stifling competition from rival music streaming services, the EU's third-largest antitrust fine; Apple plans to appeal
iPhone maker hit by first-ever Brussels fine as competition watchdogs step up scrutiny of Big Tech
2024-02-29
📢Meta's pay-or-consent choice these past months is a smokescreen. Behind it lies massive, illegal data processing. 8 consumer groups from the BEUC network are today filing complaints to stop Meta and better protect your data. 📢 #MetaSmokescreen ➡️ https://www.beuc.eu/...
TechCrunch
Eight EU consumer rights groups lodge GDPR complaints with national data protection authorities, accusing Meta of coercing users with its “pay-or-consent” model
Meta has rolled out changes to its service in the EU in November 2023 … France 24 : European consumers challenge Meta paid service as privacy ‘smokescreen’ Théophane Hartmann / Eur...
2023-12-01
This morning, together with 19 of our members from across Europe, we have filed an alert with the network of consumer protection authorities across the EU, asking them to take action. ➡️https://www.beuc.eu/...
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ Théophane Hartmann / Euractiv : Consumer groups file complaint against Meta's ‘pay-or-consent’ model X: Robert Bateman / @robertjbateman : If Met...
BREAKING | This month, Meta has been forcing Instagram & Facebook users in the EU to choose between consenting to the company's data collection practices & paying for an ad-free service. The tech giant's approach is aggressive & misleading & must be stopped #ChooseToLoseWithMeta [image]
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ Théophane Hartmann / Euractiv : Consumer groups file complaint against Meta's ‘pay-or-consent’ model X: Robert Bateman / @robertjbateman : If Met...
2023-11-30
BREAKING | This month, Meta has been forcing Instagram & Facebook users in the EU to choose between consenting to the company's data collection practices & paying for an ad-free service. The tech giant's approach is aggressive & misleading & must be stopped #ChooseToLoseWithMeta [image]
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
This morning, together with 19 of our members from across Europe, we have filed an alert with the network of consumer protection authorities across the EU, asking them to take action. ➡️https://www.beuc.eu/...
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
2023-07-04
Meta's business practices based on illegal data extraction need to stop and today's judgement by the European court paves the way for more effective enforcement against dominant digital platforms. This is good news! @vzbv https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
Thierry Breton says Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft notified the EU that they meet the DMA's gatekeeper status of 45M+ MAUs and a €75B+ market cap
Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google, Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) …
2023-06-27
This is a troubling development in Ireland. It's very important the upcoming proposal by the @EU_Commission stops this type of rule at national level which endangers the effectiveness of the #GDPR. https://twitter.com/...
Fortune
A last-minute amendment to an Irish bill would let the Data Protection Commission declare some info in privacy complaints as “confidential”, sparking an uproar
given the lack of public discussion it may have simply been overlooked what this really means for freedom of speech and journalism. https://twitter.com/... Forums: Hacker News : Ir...
2023-06-21
You've all heard about #ChatGPT. But consumer groups in 13 European countries are today alerting about the risks of #generativeAI systems for consumers. We're calling on authorities to launch urgent investigations into the risks of these sorts of systems. https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
MIT Technology Review
A look at the recent debates in the AI industry over existential risks, as what were once considered extreme views have now become mainstream talking points
“Ghost stories are contagious.” — Who's afraid of the big bad bots? A lot of people, it seems.
2023-06-14
The @europarl has today beefed up protections for consumers in what will be the world's first mandatory set of comprehensive rules on #AI systems - #AIAct. Good news for consumers! Our reaction: ➡️ https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
New York Times
The European Parliament passes the AI Act, which would curtail facial recognition, mandate data disclosures, and more; a final version should pass later in 2023
A draft law in the European Parliament has become the world's most far-reaching attempt to address the potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence.
2022-09-14
The EU's General Court has sided with consumers in the Google Android ruling! This ruling is crucial. Google's web of restrictions deprived consumers of genuine choice in terms of search engines and browsers on their phones and tablets https://www.beuc.eu/... https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
An EU court backs the European Commission's decision to fine Google over Android antitrust breaches but trims the record €4.3B fine to €4.1B; Google can appeal
Google lost most of the first round of its battle to topple a record 4.3 billion-euro ($4.3 billion) …
2022-06-22
After our complaint against #TikTok, the app has made some welcome improvements to its policies & practices. But the investigation into TikTok has closed too early w/ some important questions unresolved & consumers left in the dark. #TikTokWithoutFilters https://www.beuc.eu/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
CNET
The EU says TikTok agreed to curb undisclosed ads by altering its branded content policy and ad reporting options and to ban promoting “inappropriate products”
Katie Collins / CNET : Source: European Commission .
2022-04-09
Great news! Massive majority in the @Europarl_EN on the #right2repair. The resolution calls for an extension of the legal guarantees for certain types of goods & for joint producer-seller liability 👇 https://twitter.com/...
AppleInsider
The European Parliament votes to adopt a Right to Repair proposal, adding a requirement to increase warranty periods, and make it a key EU initiative for 2022
The European Union has taken a further step toward implementing Right to Repair laws, with the latest vote backing proposals …
2021-11-24
MEPs have put consumer interests front & centre in seeking to strengthen EU rules that curb harmful behaviour by tech giants. Here's our reaction to this morning's committee vote on a set of rules to increase fairness and openness in digital markets #DMA. https://www.beuc.eu/... https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg