Germany: Bundeskartellamt investigation into Meta for alleged abuse of dominance regarding Oculus
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
23 Nov 2022 under deliberation
10 Dec 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
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
Adopted measures to combat alleged abuse of dominance regarding Oculus as part of ongoing investigation
On 23 November 2022, Meta announced that it would allow its virtual reality (VR) headsets to be used without a Facebook account. This step allows for Meta’s VR headsets to be sold again in Germany following an investigation by the German Competition…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Bundeskartellamt launches antitrust investigation into Facebook for alleged abuse of dominance regarding Oculus
On 10 December 2020, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) launched an investigation into Facebook for potentially abusing its market power. Specifically, the Bundeskartellamt will examine if the link between Oculus virtual reality pro…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority