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Users of Facebook and Instagram in Europe who access the social media sites for free will soon have the option for less personalized advertising, parent company Meta announced. For about a year, European users of the social media platforms have been able to pay for an ad-free subscription option. But that did not allay the European Union’s privacy concerns. Meta said on Tuesday that Facebook and Instagram users who do not pay for the monthly subscription will now have the choice to see “significantly” fewer targeted ads. If free users decide they want to see fewer personalized ads, only a smal…