ASK HN: Facebook European Ruling

2 points by dguillot ↗ HN
What if I use a VPN pointing to a server in Europe, create a Facebook profile with a Europe country as my country. Does this means my data won't be sold without my consent?

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To use Facebook they'll require you to consent to having your data sold; that consent will just have to be marginally more explicit than before. If you don't consent, you won't be allowed to use Facebook.
I'm not European, I thought that the used would be able to still have access to Facebook without them selling the used data.
Pretty sure it's just that they now need a European's consent to sell their data. But FB will never offer the option to use their platform without having your data collected and sold. So if you refuse consent, they refuse you access.
Was wondering the same thing. tnx for the perspective