{"id":169237,"date":"2025-12-08T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/meta-offers-eu-users-ad-light-option-in-push-to-end-investigation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:57:11","slug":"meta-offers-eu-users-ad-light-option-in-push-to-end-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/meta-offers-eu-users-ad-light-option-in-push-to-end-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Meta has agreed to make changes to its \u201cpay or consent\u201d business model in the EU, seeking to agree to a deal that avoids further regulatory fines at a time when the bloc\u2019s digital rule book is drawing anger from US authorities.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the European Commission announced that the social media giant had offered users an alternative choice of Facebook and Instagram services that would show them fewer personalized advertisements.<\/p>\n<p>The offer follows an EU investigation into Meta\u2019s policy of requiring users either to consent to data tracking or pay for an ad-free service. 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