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Norway bans Meta's behavioral advertising with threats of wrist-slap fines

Because Meta's European headquarters is in Ireland, emergency data protection actions from other EU nations are only permissible in certain circumstances – and then only for up to three months.

The ban, which only applies to data belonging to users in Norway, will go into effect on August 4 and end on November 3, 2023, though the Datatilsynet said it may take the matter to the EDPB in autumn to ask for an extension.

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