The Wall Street Journal reports Meta proposed seeking European users' opt-in consent before issuing behavioral advertisements. The company said its systems would be updated to offer users a "yes or no" option for opt-ins across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The proposed change comes in response to scrutiny from EU data protection authorities and a 390 million euro fine from Ireland's Data Protection Commission over Meta's legal basis for processing personalized ads.
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Making sense of EU personalized ads developments
IAPP Research and Insights Director Joe Jones will host a LinkedIn Live 3 Aug. with University of Surrey associate law professor Mikolaj Barczentwicz and Schjødt Law Firm Partner and Owner Eva Jarbekk to discuss how recent regulatory and legal developments are shaping the dialogue on legal basis for behavioral advertising under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
