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United Kingdom: Announced closure of CMA investigation into Meta on its use of data obtained through digital display advertising

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Announced closure of CMA investigation into Meta on its use of data obtained through digital display advertising

On 3 November 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it had accepted Meta’s commitments in the context of its investigation into Meta’s use of data obtained through digital display advertising. The CMA opened an investigation…

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 …