by Mónika Mercz Our society hinges on continuous progress, evidenced by the fact that in the last few decades, innovation has sped up to an unprecedented degree. This technological boom has brought with itself the spread of digitalization, and ultimately, the…
‘Track or treat?’ – is Meta’s ‘consent or pay’ model an appropriate way to be compatible with legislation?
by Judit Szalatkay Shall I choose to pay a fee for Meta or shall I continue to use it for “free” and give my consent to personalized advertising? All of us have met this question if we are Facebook or Instagram…
Take it or leave it – twisted
by Izabella Szoboszlai It is no exaggeration to say that 2023 was a particularly busy year for digital platforms. It seems that the hard work of various legal fields has finally come to fruition, even though we may experience interruptions from…
Meta v. Bundeskartellamt – the landmark decision of the CJEU
by Fatma Ceren Morbel As we have discussed in our previous blogpost, Advocate General Rantos stated in his non-binding opinion on the case that although a competition authority does not have jurisdiction to rule on a violation of GDPR, it may investigate…
Advocate General’s Opinion on the case “Meta Platforms and Others”
by Fatma Ceren Morbel After Meta’s new conditions imposed on its users which put users into a “take it or leave it” situation, in 2016 the German Federal Cartel Office initiated an investigation against Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook). As a result…