Austrian activist Schrems broadens complaint about Meta's paid ad-free service


Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems checks his mobile phone in his office in Vienna, Austria, May 22, 2018. Picture taken May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems' advocacy group Noyb on Thursday expanded its complaint about Meta Platforms' paid no-ads subscription service as it urged the Austrian privacy watchdog to investigate the difficulty users face when they want to withdraw their consent to being tracked.

The additional complaint came nearly two months after Noyb told the Austrian Data Protection Authority that Meta's no-ads subscription service launched in Europe in November was equivalent to paying a fee to ensure privacy.

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