{"id":610984,"date":"2024-03-01T22:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eu-queries-meta-about-ad-free-subscriptions-shadow-banning\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T22:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:00:01","slug":"eu-queries-meta-about-ad-free-subscriptions-shadow-banning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eu-queries-meta-about-ad-free-subscriptions-shadow-banning\/","title":{"rendered":"#EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, &#8216;shadow banning&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d7179d1e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d7179d1e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eu-queries-meta-about-ad-free-subscriptions-shadow-banning\/#Greater_transparency\" >Greater transparency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/the-eu-asked-meta-to-p.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/the-eu-asked-meta-to-p.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The EU asked Meta to provide information about Threads, a platform it rolled out last year in Europe.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/the-eu-asked-meta-to-p.jpg\" alt=\"The EU asked Meta to provide information about Threads, a platform it rolled out last year in Europe\" title=\"The EU asked Meta to provide information about Threads, a platform it rolled out last year in Europe.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The EU asked Meta to provide information about Threads, a platform it rolled out last year in Europe.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about ad-free sub<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ions to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and Instagram as well as claims some voices are suppressed online in a phenomenon known as &#8220;shadow banning&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                    The European Commission made a request for information under the mammoth content moderation law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), which came into force last August for online giants like Meta.<\/p>\n<p>The EU&#8217;s executive arm has launched a wave of probes under the DSA to quiz platforms on how they are addressing concerns from consumer protection to children&#8217;s activity online.<\/p>\n<p>The latest request is a first step in a possible compliance procedure, but does not itself suggest there have been breaches of the law or a move towards punishment.<\/p>\n<p>The commission&#8217;s list of questions is long.<\/p>\n<p>It wants more information about Meta&#8217;s offer from November for Facebook and Instagram users in Europe to pay monthly subscriptions to use the platforms without adverts and without their data being tracked for targeted advertising.<\/p>\n<p>Privacy and consumer rights campaigners have slammed the subscriptions, and filed separate formal complaints with data protection authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Now the commission wants Meta to give &#8220;additional information on the measures it has taken to comply with its obligations concerning Facebook and Instagram&#8217;s advertising practices, recommender systems and risk assessments&#8221; related to subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Recommender algorithms are used by platforms to push more personalised content. Under the DSA, platforms must mitigate risks arising from such systems as well as offer users a non-personalised feed that does not rely on &#8220;profiling&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greater_transparency\"><\/span>Greater transparency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Brussels also demanded Meta &#8220;provide information related to the practice of so-called shadow banning and the launch of Threads&#8221;, a spin-off of the Instagram photo app.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals, including politicians, and groups accuse some media platforms of shadow banning\u2014or actively limiting the reach of certain viewpoints, including conservative opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Since the outbreak of war in Gaza in October, there have been accusations against platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, of censoring pro-Palestinian voices in particular.<\/p>\n<p>The platforms have firmly denied such claims.<\/p>\n<p>Meta must respond to the EU&#8217;s questions by March 22.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The DSA mandates transparency around &#8216;shadow banning&#8217; and similar content moderation&#8221;, such as deletion and suspension, a commission spokesperson told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In some cases, such practices could have a bearing on the societal risks that (large platforms) need to identify and mitigate,&#8221; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a user has been &#8220;moderated&#8221;, the largest platforms need to give a &#8220;very comprehensive&#8221; explanation for why such a decision has been taken.<\/p>\n<p>The EU&#8217;s request comes after Instagram last month said it would not &#8220;proactively recommend content about politics&#8221; on users&#8217; Instagram and Threads recommended feeds.<\/p>\n<p>Meta has taken similar steps to reduce the amount of political content on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The commission is also seeking &#8220;additional information&#8221; on issues including terrorist content, risk management related to elections, and the protection of minors, after previous requests made since October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>It added Meta had until March 15 to respond on these issues.<\/p>\n<p>Meta did not respond immediately to AFP&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2024 AFP\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, &#8216;shadow banning&#8217; (2024, March 1)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 2 March 2024<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2024-03-eu-queries-meta-ad-free.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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