European Union: Issued General Court ruling on the legality of Commission request in investigation into Meta Platforms over alleged anti-competitive behaviour

On 29 October 2020, the General Court of the European Union issued its ruling in the case brought before the Court by Meta, formerly Facebook, asking for the annulment of the EU Commission's request for documents containing sensitive personal data. The Court required Meta to separate and submit documents containing sensitive personal data on a distinct electronic medium to the Commission. The documents will be examined in a secure virtual data room by a select investigation team, with Meta representatives present for comments or disputes. The request is part of an investigation into potential anti-competitive behaviour.