Germany: Bundeskartellamt launches antitrust investigation into Facebook for alleged abuse of dominance regarding Oculus
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority