Jeremiah, 1 month ago

Instagram is now blocking web access to force consent as well. Here is how to get around giving consent:

Instagram redirects to a URL like this:
[https://www.instagram.com/consent/?flow=ad_free_subscription&params_json=](https://www.instagram.com/consent/?flow=ad_free_subscription&params_json=)...

Change ad_free_subscription to anything, like ad_free_subscription1, hit enter.

Instagram then will show an error, but you can then navigate anywhere from there.

#EUPol #GDPR #EDPB

Jeremiah, 1 month ago

@noybeu Feel free to let EDPB know how you feel by selecting "other" on https://www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/more-about-edpb/contact-us_en

> I urge the EDPB to issue a decision against Meta's coerced consent tactic. Putting a price on people's privacy is not consent freely given. It makes privacy a luxury of those who can afford it. No matter how low the fee is proposed, the "pay or consent" model is economic discrimination that will hurt the poorest people in society for the benefit of the richest corporations in society.

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Jeremiah, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

> Ads do not need to be individually-targeted to be effective for advertisers or profitable for publishers. Multiple industry studies have demonstrated the efficacy of contextual ads. https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/opinion/contextual-targeting-study-shows-content-is-king-again--can-it-hold-up-against-audience-targeting/en-gb/6386 and https://doubleverify.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-contextual-advertising/

Having to purchase fundamental human rights would be a terrible precedent for the EU to set. Affirming "pay or consent" would create a loophole that undermines the intent of GDPR. Please definitively stop this gross tactic for Meta and all other companies.

MichalBryxi, 1 month ago

@Jeremiah @noybeu I actively avoided similar in #WhatsApp for weeks/months. It eventually disappeared. I would assume that they had there "if you don't accept in X days, we will consider you accepted the terms" or similar.

Jeremiah, 1 month ago

@MichalBryxi @noybeu Fortunately for us, courts have ruled consent must be explicitly given. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/meta-finally-caved-to-eu-demands-to-get-consent-for-personalized-ads/