The company Meta has been accused again, but this time the problem is a “massive” and “illegal” operation to collect the data of hundreds of millions of users, according to Il Corriere della Sera, as quoted by Rador Radio Romania.

On Thursday morning, Reuters reported that Mark Zuckerberg’s company received complaints about its management of citizens’ privacy from eight consumer groups in the European Union and requests to take action against the company for alleged violations of the rules when user data is recovered. .

Countries requiring intervention through their respective authorities that monitor and protect users and their data are Denmark, Greece, France, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

According to consumer organizations, Meta is not GDPR compliant. Ursula Pahl, Deputy Director General of the European Consumer Organization (BEUC, which oversees groups in 45 countries), said that “business models based on surveillance create a variety of problems under the GDPR and it is time for data protection authorities to stop acting. illegal handling of Meta”.

The accusations mainly focus on the collection of data and information that users cannot voluntarily consent to, such as sexual orientation, emotional state or addiction to certain behaviors. That is, our most delicate emotions, which can be deduced with the help of algorithms based on our scrolls, posts or likes.

The company has also been criticized for its recent launch in Europe of a paid subscription to use ad-free content on Instagram and Facebook. Meta is defending its offering, which it launched to meet new European standards.

However, the company has been accused that the new subscription plan requires users to pay for privacy.