European Union: Advocate General issued an opinion recommending dismissal of Meta’s appeal against a previous ruling that upheld European Commission decisions requiring disclosure of internal documents as part of investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct

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Advocate General issued an opinion recommending dismissal of Meta’s appeal against a previous ruling that upheld European Commission decisions requiring disclosure of internal documents as part of investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct

On 26 February 2026, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an opinion recommending that the Court dismiss Meta Platforms’ appeal against the General Court’s ruling. These appeals sought to overturn judgment…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2019-03-13
under deliberation

On 13 March 2019, the EU Commission opened an investigation into Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook,…

2020-10-29
in force

On 29 October 2020, the General Court of the European Union issued its ruling in the case brought b…

2023-05-24
in force

On 24 May 2023, the General Court denied the appeal brought before the Court by Meta, formerly Face…

2026-02-26
under deliberation

On 26 February 2026, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issu…