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		iteratethis on Nov 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta’s approach of ‘pay for your privacy’ is wrong Privacy is not a belief, it is law.

scarface_74 on Nov 20, 2023 [–]

And Facebook said users in the EU can pay. Do you really think users are happy with that?

iteratethis on Nov 20, 2023 | [–]

No, and they won't pay. They'll just hit "accept tracking" and carry on.

And that's exactly the point the EU is making: it's not truly free consent.

scarface_74 on Nov 20, 2023 | | [–]

So people used their own free will to make a choice that the government doesn’t agree with and therefore a law is needed?

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