United Kingdom: Announced CMA Investigation into Meta's Use of Data

Announced CMA Investigation into Meta's Use of Data

On 3 June 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation into Facebook for allegedly abusing its dominance in the online advertisement market. More specifically, Facebook is accused of abusing the vast amounts of data it c…

Scope

Policy Area

Competition

Policy Instrument

Unilateral conduct regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

online advertising provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

competition authority

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2021-06-03

under deliberation

On 3 June 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation into Facebook f…

2023-05-26

in consultation

On 26 May 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a public consultation on its …

2023-06-26

processing consultation

On 26 June 2023, the public consultation closes on the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA)…

2023-11-03

in force

On 3 November 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it had accepted Meta’s…

2024-05-24

in consultation

On 25 May 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a public consultation on the pro…

2024-06-14

processing consultation

On 14 June 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closes the public consultation on the …

2024-08-20

in force

On 20 August 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its decision to accept …

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defendant

Type Private organisation

Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content

Category Firm-specific