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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Don't you know that you're toxic... Meta goes from ghosting to gaslighting.

After our direct action last week, Meta is now replying to 10k requests to opt out of Stalker Ads.

And it's a fudge... they talk about not using personal data for some direct marketing. But don't mention targeted ads!

#StopStalkerAds

#adtech #meta #zuckerberg #facebook #instagram #threads #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #advertising #data #ukpolitics #ukpol #digitalrights

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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Meta profits by using your personal data for advertising.

By crunching your data into profiles, you become a target for advertisers and a cash cow for Meta.

Their latest attempt to claim to have honoured people's opt out request while ignoring the actual issue is shady stuff.

#StopStalkerAds

#adtech #meta #zuckerberg #facebook #instagram #threads #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #advertising #data #ukpolitics #ukpol #digitalrights

Quote from James Baker, ORG Programme Manager: "Meta must stop stalling and take immediate action. Its current advertising model violates data protection law." Image: 3D social media profile icons floating on a blue background behind large quotation marks.
Quote from James Baker, ORG Programme Manager: "Meta must stop stalling and take immediate action. Its current advertising model violates data protection law." Image: 3D social media profile icons floating on a blue background behind large quotation marks.
Quote from James Baker, ORG Programme Manager: "Meta must stop stalling and take immediate action. Its current advertising model violates data protection law." Image: 3D social media profile icons floating on a blue background behind large quotation marks.
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

You have a legal right to object to your personal data being used for the purpose of targeted advertising.

Meta even admitted they must respect this right when they settled Tanya O’Carroll's case against them.

So why gaslight the rest of us?

#StopStalkerAds

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/meta-settles-u-k-right-to-object-to-ad-tracking-lawsuit-by-agreeing-not-to-track-plaintiff/

#adtech #meta #zuckerberg #facebook #instagram #threads #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #advertising #data #ukpolitics #ukpol #digitalrights

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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Meta must change how it does business away from profiteering on the back of our personal data.

Instead, our report suggests other advertising models that can respect our rights, like contextual advertising or subscriptions for advertisers.

#StopStalkerAds

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/metas-consent-or-pay-must-not-allow-stalker-ads-report-argues/

#adtech #meta #zuckerberg #facebook #instagram #threads #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #advertising #data #ukpolitics #ukpol #digitalrights

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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

It's up to us if we want targeted advertising or not. It's about consent.

Meta's attempt to gaslight us in the hope we'll get tired or confused is another tactic to uphold an advertising model that isn't operating lawfully.

Tell Meta #StopStalkerAds (UK residents) ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out

#adtech #meta #zuckerberg #facebook #instagram #threads #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #advertising #data #ukpolitics #ukpol #digitalrights

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