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German consumer protection group calls on Meta to halt its AI training in the EU – will other countries follow suit?

Public posts and user interactions are set to feed Meta AI training from May 27. Yet, privacy advocates are questioning its legality.

TechRadar

Europe’s privacy watchdogs tell AI companies what they must do to avoid big GDPR fines

It is far from clear that companies such as Meta and OpenAI will be able to clear these hurdles.

Fortune

Is it time to add a Chief AI Officer to your board?

City Voices: Boardrooms must have the skills to grapple with significant regulatory developments in the field of AI

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EU ChatGPT Taskforce: a road to GDPR enforcement on AI?

The EU ChatGPT Taskforce has just shared the preliminary findings of its year-long scrutiny of OpenAI—and the results aren't promising for the AI giant.

TechRadar

Meta Shouldn't Force Users To Pay For Data Protection: EU Watchdog

Facebook owner Meta and other online platforms must not force users to pay for the right to data protection enshrined in EU law when offering ad-free subscriptions, the European data regulator said Wednesday.

International Business Times

EU consumers challenge Meta paid service as privacy 'smokescreen'

Consumer groups from eight EU countries lodged complaints against Meta on Thursday, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of illegally processing user data and using its "pay or consent" system as a "smokescreen" for privacy breaches.

Radio France Internationale

European Consumers Challenge Meta Paid Service As Privacy 'Smokescreen'

Consumer groups from eight EU countries lodged complaints on Thursday against Meta, accusing the US company of illegally processing user data and using its "pay or consent" system as a "smokescreen" for privacy breaches.

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EU urged to stop Meta offering an ad-free subscription service in the EU

While nothing new amongst online news and smaller social networks, the largest social media company in the world offering something like this sets a worrying, normalising precedent for a ‘consent or pay’ model when it comes to data privacy.

TechRadar

EU Watchdog Urged To Reject Meta 'Pay For Privacy' Scheme

Civil rights groups on Friday called on an EU watchdog to rule against Facebook owner Meta's scheme to let Europeans pay to opt out of data tracking, which they say violates EU law.

International Business Times

Europe bans use of personal data for targeted ads on Facebook, Instagram

The EU's data regulator has banned Facebook and Instagram from using personal data for targeted advertising without explicit consent from users. To make up for an anticipated drop in revenue, parent company Meta will be offering paid subscriptions for an ad-free service.

Radio France Internationale

Meta fined $1.3bn over transfer of EU user data to the US

Facebook, Instagram owner says ruling ‘flawed, unjustified, sets a dangerous precedent for countless other companies’.

Al Jazeera

Meta hit with $1.3 billion privacy fine and told to stop sending Europeans' data to U.S.

The company could have to pull Facebook and Instagram out of Europe.

Fortune

EU to launch AI task force as ChatGPT probed for alleged data breaches

The European Union's central data regulator has announced it is forming a task force to help countries deal with popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, ramping up the pressure on its US maker OpenAI.

Radio France Internationale

Twitter’s eToro deal gives a boost to #FinTwitter, but the deeper benefits remain fuzzy

Meanwhile, there’s significant news in Europe for Meta and OpenAI.

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