In order to bypass the GDPR, Meta apparently plans to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach

The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta plans to move to a “Pay for your Rights” model, where EU users will have to pay $ 168 a year (€ 160 a year) if they don’t agree to give up their fundamental right to privacy on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. History has shown that Meta’s regulator, the Irish DPC, is likely to agree to any way that Meta can bypass the GDPR. However, the company may also be able to use six words from a recent Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling to support its approach.

  • ByteWelder@lemmy.ml
    77·
    9 months ago

    It seems like this might break the GDPR rules for consent:

    Any element of inappropriate pressure or influence which could affect the outcome of that choice renders the consent invalid.

    https://gdpr-info.eu/issues/consent/

    or if the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is dependent on the consent despite such consent not being necessary for such performance.

    https://gdpr-info.eu/recitals/no-43/

    I’m not a lawyer though, so maybe a legal expert can chime in.

    edit: the jury is still out it seems:

    https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/meta-subscription-vs-consent/

    • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe
      10·
      9 months ago

      Techcrunch article is misunderstanding the meaning of freely given. It means not under duress and with full understanding. Paying for a service categorically doesnt contradict that.

      However the odds of facebook explaining in plain english the egregious privacy breaches they do is unlikely so there’s prob a get out there anyway.

      Can’t see how it breaches consent unless, as above they don’t explain what they’re doing to gather info for “personalised” ads.

      Am lawyer, not gdpr /EU specialist though.