European Union: European Commission investigation into Meta for anti-competitive usage of collected advertisement data for Facebook Marketplace
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European Commission published provisional non-confidential version of decision imposing EUR 797.72 million on Meta for anti-competitive usage of collected advertising data for Facebook Marketplace (Case AT 40684)
On 26 March 2025, the European Commission published the provisional non-confidential version of the decision of 14 November 2024, which found that Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc. had abused their dominant position under Artic…
SourceIssued European Commission ruling imposing EUR 797.72 million on Meta for anti-competitive usage of collected advertising data for Facebook Marketplace
On 14 November 2024, the European Commission fined Meta EUR 797.72 million for violating the prohibition on abuse of a dominant market position established under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Article 5…
SourceIssued preliminary ruling of EU Commission investigation into Meta for anti-competitive usage of collected advertising data for Facebook Marketplace
On 19 December 2022, the European Commission (EC) issued a statement outlining its preliminary views on its investigation into Meta/Facebook for using collected advertising data to abuse its dominance in the social network and online advertisement m…
SourceAnnounced antitrust investigation into Facebook for alleged anti-competitive usage of collected advertising data for Facebook Marketplace
On 4 June 2021, the European Commission (EC) opened a formal in-depth antitrust investigation into Facebook for allegedly using collected advertising data to abuse its dominance in the social network and online advertisement market. Specifically, th…
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