Turkiye: Competition Authority investigation into Meta concerning alleged violation of the Competition Protection Law

Progress

Current status
in force
06 May 2024 in force
18 Mar 2024 under investigation
12 Dec 2023 under deliberation

Scope

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

Timeline of events

06 May 2024
in force

Issued ruling in Competition Authority investigation into Meta concerning violation of the Competition Protection Law

On 6 May 2024, the Turkish Competition Authority issued its final ruling regarding Meta and its alleged abuse of its dominant position by linking the Threads and Instagram applications. The Competition Authority previously imposed temporary measures…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
18 Mar 2024
under investigation

Issued Competition Authority interim injunction requiring Meta Platforms to stop merging data obtained through Threads and Instagram

On 18 March 2024, the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) issued a temporary interim injunction in the investigation into META Platforms. The injunction was based on the suspicion that Meta may be abusing its dominant position by merging user data f…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
12 Dec 2023
under deliberation

Announced Competition Authority investigation into Meta concerning violation of the Competition Protection Law

On 12 December 2023, the Competition Authority of Turkiye announced that it is opening an investigation into Meta Platforms. The Competition Board concluded, after a preliminary investigation, that there is sufficient information, documents, and fin…

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