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The Meta “Pay or Consent“ model

Meta shocked users when it announced they would have to pay to have their data protected, and that they would automatically agree to allow it to be sold otherwise, but what has actually happened?

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Norman Aasma
Nov 24, 2023
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💼 Data Protection Lawyer | ⚖️LL.M Candidate in Corporate & Commercial Law @ Maastricht University | 🎓 Public Int'l Law LL.M alumni @ University of Oslo | views my own
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