• Squids@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    I’m confused - where’s the ban coming from? Here’s an article from a Norwegian site and it doesn’t mention anything about a ban, just the 1 mil kr fine per day and like, NRK is the government run news media here - I somewhat doubt that a government agency would give some American site that sort of news before their own national one

    Also the Norwegian government is doing this because they believe that the Irish privacy board is being too slow and not strict enough in regards to Meta

      • thearcticcat@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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        1 year ago

        No it didn’t. Citing the link you provided, they forbade behaviour based ad targeting. The agency states that both Instagram and Facebook can continue operating.

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        1 year ago

        It will be interesting to see the result of the EDPB meetings. This ban might get extended based on the results and Meta’s actions.

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      it doesn’t mention anything about a ban, just the 1 mil kr fine per day

      I’m confused, did you not just describe the consequences for not adhering to the ban? I mean, this is all that a ban is: saying “don’t do the thing. If you do, the consequences are x, y, and z.” Perhaps the consequences aren’t enough in your mind, but it’s still a ban.

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        1 year ago

        Wouldn’t a ban mean blocking their services so they’re not accessible? The above just sounds like a penalty.

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          1 year ago

          A ban means they can’t do the thing. The thing is not allowed.

          What you and I are describing are just two possible consequences for a ban.

          For example, I’m banned from driving on the opposite side of the road, but that doesn’t mean that I’ll be literally kicked out of the country for doing so.

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      I think it’s the word “ban” here. When I see ban, I think they’re going to block all of Norway from using Meta. What they’re really doing is making Meta pay a fine for serving overly targeted ads.

      I’m for both, by the way. Block Meta and punish them for data hoarding.

  • JoYo@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    title buried the lead.

    they’re putting a fine on manipulative practices.

    what that actually looks like is unclear.