2023-11-12 17:32:00
the essentials For several days, many people have been sharing on their Facebook pages the copy and paste of a message concerning the use of their personal photos by Meta, the parent company of Facebook.
“I didn’t sign anything with Meta.” You may have seen this message multiply like hotcakes on the Facebook pages or Instagram accounts of your family or friends since the end of the week or the beginning of the weekend. “I do not authorize Facebook, or any entity associated with Facebook, to use my photos, information, messages or posts, past or future,” the message continues. You are asked not to share the message but to copy and paste.
The message shared en masse on Facebook. Facebook screenshot
These Internet users think they are protecting their personal data with this publication. But this message is completely useless. And it has no legal value. If you share this post, nothing will change for you or your Facebook account. If you don’t share it, nothing will change either.
Only the general conditions, which you accepted by registering on Facebook – but certainly without reading them – unite you with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram or Whatsapp. They state that you authorize Facebook to “host, use, distribute, modify, perform, copy, publicly perform or publicly display, translate and create derivative works of your content (in accordance with your privacy and application settings)”.
Facebook launches a paid offer
In fact, the mass distribution of this message corresponds to the launch of the paid offer from Facebook and Instagram. Meta must comply with new European regulations: le Digital Market Act (DMA). It will come into force on March 6, 2024. While respecting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They stipulate that Internet users must authorize the use of their personal data for purposes. Data that is at the heart of the Facebook system, its algorithm and its targeting.
This is why Facebook and Instagam have asked you or will ask you to choose between two options:
Keep your current free version : nothing will change for you. Meta will continue to use your personal data and cookies to personalize advertisements according to your profile.
Upgrade to paid version : Meta will no longer collect your data for purposes. And you will no longer see ads appearing in your News Feed.
Up to 12.99 euros per month
If you opt for the paid subscription, you will have to pay a fixed amount of €12.99 per month until March 1, 2024. From March 1, the amount will be €12.99 per month for an account then €8 per month for each additional Facebook or Instagram account. Using Facebook and Instagram will therefore cost more than €20 per month. On a desktop computer, the monthly price is reduced to €10. Are Internet users really ready to pay? Not so sure…
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