Meta won't tweak pay-or-consent model further despite risk of EU fines, sources say
- Meta Platforms will not make further changes to its pay-or-consent model, according to sources with direct knowledge.
- The European Commission warned Meta of potential daily fines due to limited changes to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
- Meta was fined 200 million euros in April for breaching the Digital Markets Act with its pay-or-consent model.
- Fresh antitrust charges and daily fines of up to 5% of Meta's average daily worldwide turnover are expected to follow soon.
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Meta won't tweak pay-or-consent model further despite risk of EU fines, say sources
The European Commission last month warned Meta of possible daily fines after being told that the USsocial media giant would only make limited changes to its model to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act
Meta won't tweak pay-or-consent model further despite risk of EU fines, sources say
Meta Platforms is very unlikely to offer more changes to its pay-or-consent model, meaning it is almost certain to be hit by fresh EU antitrust charges and hefty daily fines, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
The European Commission and Meta are clashing over the thorny issue of "pay or consent." The social media giant is unlikely to make any further adjustments to address Brussels' grievances. Otherwise, it risks facing daily fines.
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