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*Consumers must now “pay” either with their personal data or with money. | *Consumers must now “pay” either with their personal data or with money. | ||
This effectively introduces a '''paywall for previously freely accessible content''' | This effectively introduces a '''paywall for previously freely accessible content''' even if no traditional subscription model exists. | ||
==Why it is a problem== | ==Why it is a problem== | ||
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==Meta investigation and fine== | ==Meta investigation and fine== | ||
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 | After a year-long investigation by the European Commission, [[Meta]] was fined in April of 2025 for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission's investigation targeted Meta's consent-or-pay model because it failed to meet the DMA's criteria of reducing personalized data for targeted ads and it does not allow users to freely consent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2024 |title=Commission sends preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act |url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_3582 |website=European Commission}}</ref> Consequently, Meta was fined with a 228 million Euro in the month of April, and in July, the European Commission warned that the social media company may face accrued daily fines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2025 |title=Meta may face daily fines over pay-or-consent model, EU warns |url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-will-only-make-limited-changes-pay-or-consent-model-eu-says-2025-06-27/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> | ||
==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||