Consumer Groups File Complaints Against Meta Over Alleged GDPR Violations in Targeted Ads
• European consumer rights groups filed complaints accusing Meta of illegally collecting excessive user data to target ads
• The complaints allege Meta's practices violate the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Meta disputes the claims and says its approach complies with GDPR
• The complaints could expose Meta to further legal trouble; it was fined $1.3B in 2022 for GDPR violations
• Meta launched a subscription service in October to comply with GDPR, but consumer groups say it misleads users about how their data is used