Scrap coercive ‘privacy fee’, MEPs urge Meta’s Nick Clegg in open letter

“[N]o such fee is needed to fund your services,” they argue. “‘Pay or okay’ suggests a false choice between purchasing an ads-free experience or consenting to pervasive tracking of our online lives followed by surveillance-based advertising. There is a third possibility of presenting contextual advertising that does not require personalised tracking and surveillance. Studies suggest … Read more

Fashion consultant hanged herself ‘after tycoon husband’s campaign of coercive control’

A fashion consultant, whose property tycoon husband was accused of spying on her with CCTV cameras during their £6.9 million divorce battle, was found hanged at her home three days before Christmas, an inquest heard. Tracey Ratcliffe, 53, was found dead at her £450,000 semi-detached house in Sale, Greater Manchester, on December 22 last year, … Read more

Andrew Tate’s made women’s blood vessels to ‘burst’ for ‘coercive control’

Andrew Tate’s made women’s blood vessels to ‘burst’ for ‘coercive control’ Andrew Tate has just found himself on the receiving end of a lawsuit, by four women who alleged, they were hurt, raped and even choked until “blood vessels burst.” It is reported that over four British women are gearing up to take Tate to … Read more