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Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union will be charged up to €12.99 a month for ad-free versions of the social networks as a way to comply with the bloc’s data privacy rules (www.theguardian.com)
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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.

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[–] LaoisheFu@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] max@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.nl 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] LaoisheFu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've no idea I haven't gone back on but I'd like to download all my info and delete.... Can't get back in though. The access they want to your device is too much, they keep access even if you delete the app