Meta has been chastised by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for its decision not to seek explicit consent from UK users for targeted advertising.

  • TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The only place in the world they ask is the EU. They have real regulations and enough people the market is hard to ignore.

    • LoafyLemon@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      UK has adopted GDPR as national law during the Brexit. Meta not knowing it, or worse, ignoring it, is in for a big surprise.

  • Gazumi@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Brexit is the fecking gift that keeps kicking us in the balls here in the UK. And our “great leadsrs” (sarcasm) want to do deals that screw us fuerther.