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Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2024
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You pay with your privacy, which I believe isn't permitted (Don't quote me, I don't know anything). It's basically the same thing Meta is doing. If you could see the ads without the additional tracking (ie. generalized ads) that would be fine.