France: Competition Authority investigation into Meta in response to Adloox's complaint of anti-competitive practices

Progress

Current status
under investigation
04 May 2023 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 May 2023
under investigation

Issued interim measures against Meta in response to Adloox's complaint of anti-competitive practices

On 4 May 2023, the French Competition Authority, Autorité de la Concurrence, issued interim measures against Meta and Facebook in response to a complaint from French advertising verification company Adloox SAS. In particular, Adloox's complaint alle…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority