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Medium · May 12, 2025

Consent or Pay in the EU: a timeline

Consent or Pay, soon in theatres: a timeline from 2016 to Q2 2025 charting the positions of Meta (consent or go, contract, legitimate interest, consent or pay, consent-pay-or-wait), publishers (we take that as a yes, accept or settings, consent or pay), EDPB and supervisory authorities (EDPB cookie banner task force, DPC/EDPB 390M Meta fine, Norway on legitimate interest, AEPD on pay-for-news, EDPB opinion on large online platforms, ICO consent-or-pay guidance), the CJEU (Bundeskartellamt ruling), EU law (GDPR redefining consent, DMA consent requirement for gatekeepers) and the EU Commission (DMA 200M Meta fine).
Source: own. To be used as a reference in recent Masters of Privacy episodes covering the topic.

© Sergio Maldonado. Originally published on Medium. Republished by North End Law Corporation with the author's permission. Informational only; not legal advice.