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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by iggldiggl on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @05:30AM (#44297224)
In practice I've sometimes encountered that in the form of "either waive your right of withdrawal or else wait 14 days to download your content/activate your licence/etc.", though.
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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by notpushkin on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @02:06AM (#44307049)
I don’t think that would fly in any EU court?
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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by account42 on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @04:47AM (#44307962)
It would and does. There is little (EU-wide) legal protection for consumers of digital content.
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