Pay or consent: Meta got slapped with a € 200 non-compliance fine—but the real story is what comes next. The Commission’s Article 5(2) decision could rewrite the future of behavioral advertising. Curious how this will reshape Meta’s business model? Dive into our latest blog for the full story. By Team SCiDA Meta’s “pay or consent” […]
A human-centred digital transformation: can we recapture the promises of the internet?
Book Review – Digital Policy in the EU: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Transformation” by Werner Stengg Werner Stengg’s formal position sounds modest: He is a „Cabinet Expert“ in the European Commission. Yet, Stengg, a Commission official since 1996, is one of the masterminds behind European digital regulation. In his career he oversaw many important portfolios […]
Pay not OK? ‘Pay-or-consent models’ – where the GDPR, DMA and DSA meet
The news that Facebook and Instagram could become paid services sent shockwaves throughout the masses of influencers and other social media enthusiasts. Would they really have to pay a monthly fee starting at 12 euros for their daily fix of reels, posts and pictures? Fortunately for Europe’s young and trendy, the subscription model is not […]