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Policy2026-08-16 · source-backed
The email went out August 15 alongside a preview of the updated EU privacy policy covering how ads get selected, measured, and controlled (OpenAI). The legally significant choice is the GDPR basis: explicit consent for personalized ads is a stricter posture than most ad platforms take, and it caps how much of the EEA base can actually be targeted. The UK went live June 6 and had been the only active European ad market. France, Germany, and Ireland were announced July 9 without hard dates. Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu stay ad-free.
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