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Tánaiste calls for ‘balance’ in privacy and AI advancement

It has been reported that the European Commission has put forward proposals to ease regulations for the use of personal data for AI systems.

Evening Standard · Sep 21

WhatsApp users will soon get ads. That might cause backlash in Europe

WhatsApp is now going to start showing ads on the popular chat app after years of providing free services with no strings attached.

Euronews · Jun 17, 2025

"Meta AI non-compliant with GDPR" – Digital rights group menaces Meta with injunction over EU AI training

noyb has sent a cease and desist letter asking to halt Meta AI training scheduled to kick off on May 27 as an opt-out option. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar · May 15, 2025

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NOYB Threatens Meta With Lawsuit if it Collects Personal Data of Europeans for AI Training Without Consent

Austria's NOYB digital advocacy group has warned Meta that it could pursue a lawsuit against the company if it proceeds to use the personal Facebook and Instagram data of European users to train AI models.

International Business Times UK · May 14, 2025

German consumer protection group calls on Meta to halt its AI training in the EU – will other countries follow suit?

Public posts and user interactions are set to feed Meta AI training from May 27. Yet, privacy advocates are questioning its legality.

TechRadar · May 12, 2025

EU plans to reform data protection rules are tangled mess, privacy advocates warn

Efforts by EU institutions to fix the enforcement gaps in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) risk doing more harm than good, according to privacy advocacy group noyb.

Euronews · Apr 18, 2025

How Trump could sink Big Tech's ability to serve Europe

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) may lose its ability to function by the end of Thursday, undermining a key U.S.-EU agreement.

Fortune · Jan 23, 2025

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Meta Must Limit Data Use For Targeted Ads: EU Court

Social media platforms such as Meta's Facebook must limit the use of personal data including someone's sexual orientation for targeted advertising, the European Union's top court ruled Friday.

International Business Times · Oct 4, 2024

EU's top court limits Meta's ad targeting yet again

Facebook nemesis Max Schrems strikes again.

Fortune · Oct 4, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg says Europe needs more consistent AI regulation—and even his privacy nemesis agrees

Max Schrems, who is responsible for Meta AI not coming to Europe anytime soon, says the Meta CEO has a point.

Fortune · Sep 19, 2024

Meta and Apple will likely be the first targets of Europe’s new antitrust powers

The first charges under the EU’s Digital Markets Act are reportedly being prepared over Apple’s developer fees and Meta’s privacy subscription gambit.

Fortune · Jun 17, 2024

Tesla stock soars as shareholders seemingly approve Elon Musk's supersized pay package

Also: Europeans are complaining about Big Tech again.

Fortune · Jun 13, 2024

AI's regulatory troubles pile up as U.S. prepares antitrust probes and activists target Meta over privacy

The Justice Department will reportedly tackle Nvidia, with the Federal Trade Commission taking on OpenAI and Microsoft.

Fortune · Jun 6, 2024

Meta Shouldn't Force Users To Pay For Data Protection: EU Watchdog

Facebook owner Meta and other online platforms must not force users to pay for the right to data protection enshrined in EU law when offering ad-free subscriptions, the European data regulator said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Apr 17, 2024

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Austrian Activist Expands Complaint Against Meta's Paid Ad-Free Service

Find out how Austrian activist Max Schrems has expanded his complaint against Meta by targeting the company's paid ad-free service. Stay informed with EU-M...

TechRadar · Nov 28, 2023

Meta EU ad-free subscription: "Privacy for the rich"

The social media giant's new model is facing its first privacy challenges in the EU as an Austrian digital rights group filed a complaint. Here's all you need to know.

Fortune · Nov 13, 2023

Meta's European privacy choice may not satisfy regulators

Facebook is arguably still coercing tracking consent from the user.

Fortune · Jul 10, 2023

Meta won’t have to pull Facebook and Insta out of Europe after all—at least, not for now

The European Commission has approved the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, but it may be doomed.

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows people's data to keep flowing to US

The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies

Fortune · Jul 4, 2023

'Huge blow for Meta' as EU's top court sinks legal basis for targeted ads on Facebook

The Court of Justice of the European Union says Meta can't profile users across its platforms and the web without real consent.

Reason · Jun 30, 2023

Stewart Baker and Max Schrems Debate the Privacy Framework

Bonus Episode 465 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Fortune · Jun 26, 2023

Privacy activists outraged by Irish confidentiality move

A new law could stop activists from commenting on cases that are underway.

Reason · May 30, 2023

When AI poses an existential risk to your law license

Episode 459 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

TechScape: Warnings of a ‘splinternet’ were greatly exaggerated – until now

In this week’s newsletter: Facebook has been hit with a €1.2bn fine by EU regulators, and the cracks in the fault lines of data regulations are showing. Could that be a good thing?

Fortune · May 22, 2023

Is Meta history in Europe?

There are only four options for how Meta's future in Europe could play out.

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