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- You will receive your compensation once we reach a positive decision in court.
What is the claim about?
Harmful Content for Minors
Instagram exposes minors to harmful content, including
misogynistic and hyper-conservative ideologies, reinforcing
restrictive gender roles and contributing to psychological harm.
Studies also link Instagram to facilitating networks that promote
child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Meta's algorithms not only
enable these networks to flourish, but actually promote them.
Furthermore, minors are subjected to excessive and intrusive data
collection practices for profiling and targeted advertising, often
without valid consent, which violates legal requirements for the
protection of children's data.
“Pay or Okay” Consent
Meta's “Pay or Okay” consent model forces users to either agree to
extensive processing of their personal data for targeted
advertising or pay a monthly fee to avoid it, thereby failing to
offer a genuine, voluntary choice. This approach to consent does
not meet the requirements of the GDPR, as the GDPR requires
consent to be voluntary, specific, informed, and unambiguous. The
model puts pressure on users, rendering consent obtained in this
way invalid, while access to alternatives such as less
personalized ads is made unnecessarily complex. Furthermore, Meta
does not offer a simple way to refuse data processing in the
context of personalized ads, unless one takes out a paid
subscription, which is a violation of users' right to privacy.
AI Training
In April 2025, Meta announced that it will use EU personal data
from Instagram and Facebook users to train its new AI systems,
unless the user objects to this before May 27, 2025. This practice
is illegal because Meta does not obtain valid, informed consent
for the processing of personal data, but instead wrongfully relies
on “legitimate interest” as the legal basis. In the Netherlands,
the Amsterdam District Court has therefore prohibited the use of
personal data in the context of training Meta's AI systems. The
processing is insufficiently transparent, and Meta's complex
objection options hinder users' ability to effectively exercise
control over their data. Furthermore, Meta shares a large amount
of personal data between its various platforms to train AI without
a clear legal basis, which violates the requirements of the GDPR
and the guidelines of the European Data Protection Board.
Why join this claim?
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Meta has violated the privacy of billions of people – We want it to stop.
- You are entitled to your rights – Due to privacy legislation, you have the right to stop the unlawful processing of your personal data and, if necessary, to receive compensation if a company or organization processes your data unlawfully.
- Protect your children – Meta collects the data from minors and exposes them to harmful content.
- Together we send a signal – We must end this kind of privacy violation. Companies must be transparent in their handling of personal data.
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About SOMI
Foundation for Market Information Research (SOMI) is a non- profit organization established to identify and influence issues of social importance. SOMI is a recognized claim foundation in the field of privacy and data autonomy and is committed, among other things, to protecting the fundamental rights of consumers and minors who use online services. With the app that SOMI has developed, we want to return ownership and control of personal data to all people:
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SOMI investigates abuses, informs the public and helps injured parties. SOMI does this by conducting collective proceedings and claiming compensation. For more information about SOMI, visit www.somi.nl.
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