EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices
- The European Union imposed a nearly 800 million euro fine on Meta for engaging in 'abusive practices' with its Marketplace online classified ads business.
- The European Commission's investigation found that Meta abused its dominant position and distorted competition.
- Meta was accused of imposing 'unfair trading conditions' on competitors and forcing Facebook users into Marketplace.
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EU fines Meta $840 million for 'abusive' Facebook ad practices
Brussels, Belgium — The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace. The European Commission said the US tech titan also abused its dominant position by imposing unfair trading conditions on other
The European Commission has imposed a fine of almost 800 million euros on Facebook's parent company Meta. The Brussels authority cited competition violations in the online classifieds market as the reason.
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European Commission issues Meta with hefty fine for tying Facebook and Marketplace
The European Commission (EC) is at it again, issuing another hefty fine to a US tech giant. This time it's Meta and the fine is €797.72 million (about $843.1 million). The reason has to do with Meta basically shoving Marketplace down every Facebook user's throat, whether they wanted it or not. This, the EC states, constitutes imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers. Basically, the only classified ads y…
Company was accused of linking classified advertising platform Marketplace to Facebook, undermining competition
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