Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can pay for ad-free versions
www.theguardian.com
Charges of €12.99 a month smartphone users for and €9.99 for desktop introduced to comply with EU data privacy rules

Awful to see our personal privacy and social lives being ransomed like this. €10 seems like a price gouge for a social media site, and I’m even seeing a price tag of 150SEK (~€15) In Sweden.

    • LaoisheFu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      I can’t access Instagram unless I agree to the new rules so yes it does affect end users.

      • CAVOK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        What happens to my data if I just leave it like that? Can facebook use it or not?

        • max@feddit.nlEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          Instagram doesn’t let you continue unless you choose one of the options.

          • CAVOK@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            Same with Facebook, so if I don’t continue and just stop using it now, what about my data?

            I assume they can’t use it without my explicit consent, but I don’t know.

            • max@feddit.nlEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Legally they can’t, in reality they probably do. Hell, already did since signing up.