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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Meta warns Australia’s plan to limit targeted ads could push free platforms towards subscription fees

Facebook logo on a smartphone screen
Facebook parent company Meta says any changes to personalisation of content, ‘the engine that drives free services online’, need to be thought through carefully. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Facebook’s parent company has warned Australia is taking an “overly broad” approach to privacy law reforms, claiming that proposed limits on targeted ads will harm free digital platforms and could push them towards subscription models.

Meta’s privacy policy director, Melinda Claybaugh, said concerns about “targeting” users were a response to “a perceived, unspecified harm” that could hamper the personalisation of digital platforms, even when beneficial to consumers, including children.

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