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by Lionsion 2960 days ago
> what? seriously? Do EU citizens have some kind of legal right to Facebook access, now? It's illegal for Facebook to not serve people they can't sell to advertisers?

Facebook doesn't have a right to track people in the EU without gaining their consent to it in a way that complies with EU law.

EU citizens have a legal right to expect that Facebook will comply with European consumer protection laws.

If Facebook doesn't want to properly comply with EU regulations, they're free to totally withdraw from the EU market. Otherwise, it can expect penalties for its willful noncompliance.