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Meta warns of 'worse' experience for European users

Meta warned on Wednesday that European users could face a "materially worse" experience following a key regulatory decision by the European Commission.

Meta recently introduced a "consent or pay" model which leaves users to choose between paying for a monthly subscription or letting Meta combine data it has collected on Facebook and Instagram.
bbc.com/news/articles/czd3mey1

Blonde woman looks frustrated while using her smartphone at home
www.bbc.comMeta warns of 'worse' experience for European usersMeta said the negative impact could kick in as soon as the third quarter of this year.

The Digital Markets Act #DMA is on the menu for Ecu Radio's 4th #Podcast 🎙️. We'll see why #BigTech can't accept or respect laws that protect the #European people, and what does it mean for future relations, as they set the #Trump Administration against them.

We'll also explore the latest #Europe news and head to #Hungary to discover Peter #Magyar, the man who can challenge Viktor #Orban 's long standing rule in their next parliamentary elections of 2026.

podcast.ausha.co/ecu-radio/eur

AushaEurope and Digital Sovereignty: Getting Big Tech to Comply with its Protective Regulations is Easier Said than Done | Ecu Radio E4S1 | Ausha Ecu Radio is back to its weekly formula, as Meta and Apple were together fined €700 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act. We'll explore how this fine came to be, what the Digital Markets Act actually is, and what it means for the European Union, as both corporations are gearing to set the Trump administration against it. Will that bet pay? We'll explore that. We'll also review the latest EU news and explore its unchallenged normative power on: Road safety Marine life preservation An emboldened Defence programme Finally, we will celebrate Europe's commitment to peace and prosperity, highlighting the people and actions that make us proud and build our future. This week, we head to Hungary as the opposition is geared towards facing Viktor Orban's long-standing rule head-on. 👉 Support Ecu Radio on Steady here: https://steadyhq.com/en/ecuradio/about (https://steadyhq.com/en/ecuradio/about)and unlock perks such as exclusive podcasts, newsletters, Q&A sessions, polls and more. 👈 📻 Thank you for listening! 📻 _ All content is © Ecu Radio, created by Axel Thizon. All rights reserved. This podcast is protected under international copyright laws. No portion of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from Ecu Radio. The views and opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Ecu Radio. All music heard has been composed by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com)) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

“Just like Europe’s #DMA, the 1968 US merger guideline adopted a strong prediction and presumptions-based approach: certain mergers were presumed illegal based not on their proven anticompetitive effects, but because of their potential future impact.” 👀 cepa.org/article/dma-old-ameri

CEPA · DMA: Old American Wine in New European Bottles If digital markets existed in the 1960s “conglomerate merger wave,” would the US have pursued EU-style regulations for gatekeepers? Probably.

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