The Netherlands' digital mininster said the government will be forced to stop using Facebook pages if it doesn't get clarity on its concerns from Meta.

The Dutch government said Friday that it may be forced to stop using Facebook after a warning from the Netherlands’ privacy regulator about the Meta owned social media platform’s privacy risks.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a statement advising the Dutch Interior Ministry not to rely on Facebook pages to communicate with citizens if it doesn’t have a clear idea of how Facebook uses the personal data of people who visit government pages.

  • douglasg14b@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Thank god, governments (local and larger) should not be using Facebook as a sole/primary means of communication.

    It’s infinitely frustrating that my own municipality makes announcements and shares public information on a platform that is not always accessible to the residents that constitute that municipality.

    Information should be shared on the official municipality website in the same manner, and copied over to Facebook for ease of access to those who use it.