Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has once again been accused of breaching a number of European regulations with the new version of its ‘pay or consent’ subscription model.
According to the European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC), which issued a press release on Thursday 23 January, Meta contravenes both consumer and data protection regulations, as well as the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The ‘pay-or-consent’ system, initially launched at the end of 2023, offered...