The EU yesterday said Meta’s ad model violates the Digital Markets Act. The model offers people a choice of paying for ad-free versions of Facebook, Instagram, etc., or consent to giving the company personal data. The EU, as we all know, is very protective when it comes to the use of personal information.
The 27-nation bloc’s primary digital privacy law is the GDPR, which is far stricter than anything enacted in the U.S. So, it must be a real problem for marketers, right? Wrong. As Shama Hyder points out, 83% of European CEOs and marketing execs say it doesn’t hamper them. She also explains why data privacy needs to be a key element in your marketing strategy.
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Constantine von Hoffman
Managing Editor