Meta faces trial in October on unfair competition case lodged by Spanish media
1 month, 1 week ago

Meta faces trial in October on unfair competition case lodged by Spanish media

The Hindu  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face a trial in October 2025 in Spain over a 551 million euro complaint lodged by more than 80 media companies accusing it of unfair competition in advertising, a Madrid court said on Friday. The AMI media association, which represents 87 Spanish media firms, filed a lawsuit last year alleging Meta violated EU data protection rules between 2018 and 2023. The newspapers argue that Meta's "massive" and "systematic" use of the personal data of its Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp platform users gives it an unfair advantage in designing and offering personalised ads, which they say constitutes unfair competition. Separately, Spanish TV and radio broadcasters associations UTECA and AERC said last month they had filed a 160 million euro lawsuit against Meta on the same grounds.

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Meta takes first step to stop social media fact-checking in the European Union: report
1 day, 23 hours ago

Meta takes first step to stop social media fact-checking in the European Union: report

NL Times  

Meta Platforms said it is not yet planning on abandoning fact-checking efforts in the European Union of social media posts placed on its platforms. However, European Commission sources told Dutch broadcaster NOS that the tech giant already made its first move in that direction by sending the European Union’s executive body a risk analysis about the matter on Tuesday. Meta …

Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger

The Hindu  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition, a judge in Washington said on Monday. Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate nascent threats instead of competing on its own …

Meta is hit with £664million EU fine for 'abusive' facebook breaches
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta is hit with £664million EU fine for 'abusive' facebook breaches

Daily Mail  

The EU has slapped Meta with a £664million fine for engaging in 'abusive' Facebook Marketplace practices. Meta tied its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and imposed unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers. It did so to benefit its own service Facebook Marketplace, thereby giving it advantages that other online …

Meta fined 800 million euros by the EU for antitrust violations in classified ads practices
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta fined 800 million euros by the EU for antitrust violations in classified ads practices

Firstpost  

The EU alleges that Meta’s actions were designed to give Facebook Marketplace an unfair edge that other online classified ad services simply couldn’t compete with The 798 million euro penalty is Meta’s first major antitrust fine, following a previous 110 million euro fine in 2017 for misleading the EU's investigation into its WhatsApp acquisition. File Image Meta has been hit …

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules

China Daily  

Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US November 9, 2022. BRUSSELS -- The European Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta 797.72 million euros for breaching European Union antitrust rules and abusing its dominant positions in the markets. for breaching EU antitrust rules …

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-15 01:05 Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US November 9, 2022. BRUSSELS -- The European Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta 797.72 million euros for breaching European Union antitrust rules and abusing its dominant positions in the markets. …

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-15 01:05 Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US November 9, 2022. BRUSSELS -- The European Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta 797.72 million euros for breaching European Union antitrust rules and abusing its dominant positions in the markets. …

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EU fines Meta over 800 mln USD for breaching EU antitrust rules

China Daily  

Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US November 9, 2022. BRUSSELS -- The European Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta 797.72 million euros for breaching European Union antitrust rules and abusing its dominant positions in the markets. for breaching EU antitrust rules …

EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union regulators issued their first antitrust fine to Facebook parent Meta on Thursday with a penalty of nearly 800 million euros for what they call “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business. The commission had accused Meta of distorting competition by tying its online classified ad business to its social network, automatically exposing Facebook users …

Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

The Hindu  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social media, a judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday. Judge James Boasberg largely denied Meta's motion to end the case filed against Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, …

Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules

Al Jazeera  

EU says Meta automatically ties its ad service – Facebook Marketplace – to Facebook, creating an unfair advantage. The European Union has hit technology giant Meta with a fine just shy of 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving its Facebook Marketplace online classified ads business. The advantage stems from Meta automatically tying its ad service – …

Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model
6 months, 1 week ago

Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model

CNN  

London CNN — Facebook parent Meta has been accused of breaking Europe’s new digital competition rules over its “pay or consent” advertising model. The European Commission said in a statement Monday that, in its preliminary view, “this binary choice forces users to consent to the of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalized but equivalent version …

Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds
10 months, 1 week ago

Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds

ABC  

If you ever get your daily news fix by scrolling through Facebook and Instagram, you may soon be seeing a whole lot less. "The number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US has dropped by over 80 per cent last year," Meta said in a statement. Professor Martin said we have already seen dangerous deep fake videos …

Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices
1 year, 1 month ago

Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices

Associated Press  

MADRID — A Spanish association representing more than 80 newspapers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly ignoring European Union rules on data protection. The association accuses Meta of “systematic and massive non-compliance” with EU data protection regulations between May 2018, when they took force, and July 2023. The …

Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices
1 year, 1 month ago

Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Spanish association representing more …

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta’s behavioral advertising to most of Europe
1 year, 2 months ago

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta’s behavioral advertising to most of Europe

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant. Behavioral advertising, used by Meta’s Facebook and Instagram among many other tech companies, involves observing individual behavior such as browsing habits, mouse clicks and app usage, …

Norway threatens $100,000 daily fine on Meta over data
1 year, 5 months ago

Norway threatens $100,000 daily fine on Meta over data

The Hindu  

Norway's data protection agency said Monday it would ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal information of users for targeted advertising, threatening a $100,000 daily fine if it continues. "The Norwegian Data Protection Authority considers that the practice of Meta is illegal and is therefore imposing a temporary ban of behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram," it …

Norway threatens USD 100,000 daily fine on Meta over user-targeted advertising
1 year, 5 months ago

Norway threatens USD 100,000 daily fine on Meta over user-targeted advertising

New Indian Express  

The Norwegian watchdog, Datatilsynet, said Meta uses information such as the location of users, the content they like and their posts for marketing purposes. "The Norwegian Data Protection Authority considers that the practice of Meta is illegal and is therefore imposing a temporary ban on behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram," it said in a statement. The Austrian digital privacy …

Meta explores ban on political ads in Europe
1 year, 9 months ago

Meta explores ban on political ads in Europe

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc. executives are discussing a company-wide ban on political advertising in Europe due to concerns that Facebook and Instagram will be unable to comply with upcoming EU regulations targeting online campaigns, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The proposed rules require U.S. tech giants to provide more data on their targeted political ads, with fines up to 4% …

EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads
2 years ago

EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads

Associated Press  

The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business, the bloc’s latest maneuver to curb the power of Big Tech companies. In its complaint following an investigation launched last year, the EU’s executive commission took issue with the tech company tying its online classified ad business, Facebook …

Meta expected to face new fines after EU privacy ruling
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta expected to face new fines after EU privacy ruling

The Hindu  

Meta is expected to face another large fine after Europe's data watchdog on Tuesday imposed binding decisions concerning the treatment of personal data by the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The European Data Protection Supervisor said in a statement that the rulings concerned Meta's use of data for targeted advertising, but did not give details or recommend fines. The …

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