BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU consumer authorities have ordered Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to address concerns from European consumer groups about its new “pay or consent” model or face potential repercussions.
This system, launched late last year, forces users to either pay to avoid data collection or agree to share their private data to continue using Facebook and Instagram for free.
Consumer groups from France and Spain, among others, have lodged complaints with the network of Consumer Protection Authorities (CPC) against this model. National consumer protection…
