European Union: 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)

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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…

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Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2021-06-04
under deliberation

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission (EC) opened a formal in-depth antitrust investigation into …

2022-12-19
under investigation

On 19 December 2022, the European Commission (EC) issued a statement outlining its preliminary view…

2024-11-14
in force

On 14 November 2024, the European Commission fined Meta EUR 797.72 million for violating the prohib…

2025-03-26
in force

On 26 March 2025, the European Commission published the provisional non-confidential version of the…