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Scrap coercive 'privacy fee', MEPs urge Meta's Nick Clegg in open letter

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A group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have written an open letter to Meta, formerly known as Facebook, urging the company to abandon its "pay or okay" approach to privacy. The MEPs argue that the choice between paying for an ad-free experience or accepting pervasive tracking and surveillance-based advertising is a false one, and that there is a third option of presenting contextual advertising that does not require personalized tracking. The letter calls on Meta to align its business with the principles of the GDPR and respect the fundamental rights of EU citizens and residents.