Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalized ads," the tech giant announced on Tuesday, in an effort to allay regulators' mounting concerns.

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:Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalized ads," the tech giant announced on Tuesday, in an effort to allay regulators' mounting concerns.The Menlo Park, California-based company said it is implementing these changes in response to demands fr

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Meta cut the price of its ad-free subscription versions of Facebook and Instagram by 40% for EU users to comply with regulatory demands in the region.

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Meta slashes EU Facebook and Instagram subscription fees by 40% to meet regional regulatory demands

To comply with European regulations, Facebook and Instagram will allow users to stop seeing targeted ads for free based on all their browsing history.

Pour se conformer à la réglementation européenne, Facebook et Instagram permettront gratuitement aux utilisateurs de ne plus voir de publicités ciblées à partir de tout leur historique de navigation.

Sous pression de Bruxelles, Meta va proposer des « publicités moins personnalisées »

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Under pressure from Brussels, Meta will offer “less personalized ads”

The company reduces the price of its subscription without advertisements in the EU by 40% and includes advertising breaks that cannot be skipped for a few seconds. More information: Brussels accuses Meta of violating EU competition rules with its 'accept or pay' model

La compañía reduce un 40% el precio de su suscripción sin anuncios en la UE e incluye pausas publicitarias que no se podrán saltar durante unos segundos. Más información: Bruselas acusa a Meta de vulnerar las normas de competencia de la UE con su modelo 'consiente o paga'

Meta permitirá "anuncios menos personalizados" en Instagram y Facebook tras las presiones de Bruselas

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Meta will allow "less personalized announcements" on Instagram and Facebook after Brussels pressures

Meta, under legal pressure in the European Union over a binary ‘pay us or consent to ad tracking’ choice it currently offers regional users of its social networks Facebook and Instagram, is changing how its regional ad business works again. Little wonder when compliance failure in this context risks fines of up to 10% of its global annual turnover. The adtech giant’s latest attempt to smuggle its surveillance ads machine past EU laws is an offer…

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Europe's DMA forces Meta towards 'less personalized ads'

Meta made changes to its “pay or consent” model amid demands from EU regulators.

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Facebook and Instagram to have ‘less personalised’ ad option in EU

Meta has added a new option for users in the EU to stop personalized advertising on its platforms.

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Worried about creepy ads on Instagram and Facebook?

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In Europe, Instagram Ads Are About to Get Less Personal


PARIS: Under pressure by EU regulators, Meta said Tuesday it was offering non-paying users of its Facebook and Instagram services in the bloc the ability to do so with less targeted ads, as well as cutting its subscription rates. The move follows the European Commission accusing the US social media giant in July of breaching the bloc's digital rules with its "pay or consent" system that meant users had to pay to avoid data collection, or agree t…

Meta to offer less personalized ads in Europe to appease regulators

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