BeReal Accused of Annoying Users Into Sharing Their Data

An anonymous reader shares a report: BeReal, the in the moment social media platform, is far from its 2022 heyday, but that hasn't stopped one organization from going after it. Austrian advocacy group Noyb has filed a complaint surrounding the platform's data consent banner practices. The organization claims that the banner disappears if users accept that their personal data can inform advertising practices, but if they click reject then the banner appears daily.

Noyb filed its complaint with the French data protection authority (CNIL) as Voodoo, a French company, bought BeReal in June -- the practice in question started in July. 'BeReal's daily attempt to pressure its users into accepting the tracking for personalised advertising has a significant impact on user behaviour. Consent given under these circumstances is not freely given, which means it doesn't meet the requirements established in Article 4(11) GDPR,' Noyb argued in its complaint. It asked the CNIL to fine BeReal and force it to be compliant.

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