Italy: Competition Authority investigation into Meta's platform Instagram and Asia Valente over alleged failure to prevent the publication of misleading content
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
17 Nov 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced Competition Authority investigation into Meta’s platform Instagram and Asia Valente over alleged failure to prevent the publication of misleading content
On 17 November 2023, the Italian Competition Authority announced it opened an investigation into Meta’s platform Instagram and Asia Valente, content creator, over alleged failure to prevent the publication of misleading content. In particular, the …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority