Facebook dispute in Europe

Important message from Czech web: 

Zrušíme Facebook a Instagram Evropanům, varoval Zuckerberg - Novinky.cz (in Czech language) = We will cancel Facebook and Instagram for Europeans, Zuckerberg warned

Meta Platforms has threatened to stop offering its services in Europe due to user data retention disputes - especially the social network Facebook and Instagram. The company stated this in detailed financial records for the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available online.

Mark Zuckerberg, as head of Meta Platforms, requires that all user data can continue to be uploaded to the company's servers in the United States. Otherwise, he is determined to simply shut down the company's services in Europe.

It is not just the aforementioned social networks Facebook and Instagram. Meta Platforms' portfolio also includes the popular communication service WhatsApp, the online moving image database Giphy and the services of the virtual helmet manufacturer Oculus, which include, for example, the application and game store.

The fight between the US and the EU
European regulators have long opposed the sending of user data outside the continent. Already in July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared invalid the EU-US agreement, according to which companies could transfer personal data of European users to the United States.

Sending European users' data to the US is in conflict with the GDPR, ie the rules on personal data protection. Of course, this applies not only to Meta Platforms, but also to other companies that work with European user data outside our continent.

These are the main informations from the article on Czech web mentioned on top.  

                                                                                                                            Margaret