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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.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (10 children)

The thing is, using Facebook isn’t a right. They can charge for whatever, whenever, however they want. You agree to this when you sign up/access the site. You have the choice not to use it.

That’s what gets me with these comments/complaints. (Not trying to be mean). You don’t have to use facebook/Twitter/instagram etc. And the fact that people keep using these kinds of websites is beyond me, especially when they try to pull this kind of bs.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (6 children)

What I was refering when I said rights is the right to decide whether if they should use my private info or not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

It’s a private website. You give up your rights when accessing the site. If you want to keep your right to your info, don’t use the site…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I think they collect and use your information even if you don't use the site though. Isn't that still true?

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