European Union: EU Commission investigation into Google and Meta alleging anticompetitive conduct in online display advertising

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
11 Mar 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

11 Mar 2022
under deliberation

EU Commission launches investigation into Google and Meta over alleged anticompetitive conduct in online display advertising

On 11 March 2022, the European Commission opened an investigation into Google and Meta, previously Facebook, to determine if the companies entered into an illegal agreement to exclude Google’s competitors from the advertising market. The service “op…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority