Tag: Meta

Many people are familiar with being asked to accept cookies or agree to the collection of their personal information when using online platforms. But what happens when the choice is to either pay for privacy or consent to even more extensive data collection? Should we have to pay money to protect our privacy? Or should we surrender our personal information to use these platforms?

Meta – the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – and Google tower over the digital advertising landscape. Given their dominant position, it’s understandable that they attract criticism from consumers, regulators and businesses for everything from how they manage fake news and hate speech to their stance on data privacy.

The international company Meta (which owns Facebook and WhatsApp) has been referred to the Competition Tribunal, to be fined 10% of its turnover for violating Section 8 provisions of the Competition Act, which prohibit the abuse of dominance by a company.