The company has been providing the EU from 2023 subscriptions for advertising without advertising, a service that can also be expanded to Britain.
Meta, the company holding Facebook and Instagram, is considering establishing a subscription to these two platforms in Britain, in return for removal of ads.
The BBC reports that according to the plans, those using social networking sites could be invited to pay for use without ads, If they do not want to be monitored their data.
This happens as the company agreed last week, after a prolonged legal dispute, to stop targeted ads in a British.
Meta Provides to the EU by 2023 subscriptions For use without ads on Facebook and Instagram in the EU, starting at € 5.99 per month. Initially the subscription was 9.99 euros, but later prices decreased.
As Meta said, the company “works constructively” with the British observer of personal data on the subscription service.
Social networking platforms, such as Meta, are largely based on advertising revenue. The company says personalized advertising allows its platforms to be free and said the ad represents over 96% of its revenue.
On the other hand, some services, such as the media, ask users to either pay or consent to monitoring during free use of the platform. This is the model of the Daily Mail, the Independent or the Guardian. However, this model (‘consent or payment“) It may violate British data protection legislation, activists say.
Source: protothema.gr