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Canadian Publishers Ask Antitrust Regulator to Investigate Meta’s Decision to Block News Access
Canadian news industry groups on Tuesday asked the country's antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms' decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent of abusing its dominant position.
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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Google May Face EU Antitrust Charges Over Its Digital Advertising Business
Alphabet unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated over the slow pace of settlement talks with the company, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Google has racked up more than EUR 8 billion (nearly Rs. 64,100 crore) in EU antitrust fines in the last decade.
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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
Meta Platforms have compared EU antitrust probe regulators on Facebook's data and online marketplace to a fishing super trawler. The company claims it has already handed over more than a million documents to the European Commission since its first request in 2019. Meta has questioned the necessity and proportionality of the data requests and the re...
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Facebook-Parent Meta's VR Oculus Business Said to Be Probed by US States Over Potential Violations
Multiple US states have begun investigating potential violations in how Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, runs its virtual-reality Oculus business, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Facebook, Apple, More Big Tech's Small Deals to Be Scrutinised at US FTC Meeting
The US Federal Trade Commission will hold its next open meeting on September 15 to hear staff findings on deals that Big Tech firms like Facebook and Apple make that are sometimes too small to spark antitrust scrutiny, the agency said.
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Apple Faces Antitrust Investigation Over Market Dominance in Germany
Germany's antitrust watchdog said it had launched an investigation into whether Apple was exploiting its market dominance, following similar proceedings into US tech rivals Amazon, Facebook, and Google.
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Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Sworn in as US Federal Trade Commission Chair
Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, a victory for progressives seeking a clampdown on tech firms who hold a hefty share of a growing sector of the economy.
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Facebook Marketplace in EU, UK Antitrust Crosshairs Over Use of Classified Ad Data
European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes that could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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Facebook's Marketplace Faces Antitrust Probe In European Union, UK
The European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes which could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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Google Faces Antitrust Probe in Germany Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Germany's antitrust regulator said it has opened an investigation into Google over anti-competitive practices, wielding a new law that has already been used to scrutinise other US tech giants.
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Google Said to Be Accused of Breaching Orders on Talks With News Publishers by France
French antitrust investigators have accused Google of failing to comply with the state competition authority's orders on how to conduct negotiations with news publishers over copyright, two sources who read the investigators' report said.
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Facebook-Giphy Deal Faces Probe From UK Competition Watchdog
UK's competition watchdog launched its initial investigation into Facebook's completed acquisition of GIF website Giphy, at a time when the social media network is under global regulatory scrutiny over antitrust concerns.
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Canadian Publishers Ask Antitrust Regulator to Investigate Meta’s Decision to Block News Access
Canadian news industry groups on Tuesday asked the country's antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms' decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent of abusing its dominant position.
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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Google May Face EU Antitrust Charges Over Its Digital Advertising Business
Alphabet unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated over the slow pace of settlement talks with the company, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Google has racked up more than EUR 8 billion (nearly Rs. 64,100 crore) in EU antitrust fines in the last decade.
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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
Meta Platforms have compared EU antitrust probe regulators on Facebook's data and online marketplace to a fishing super trawler. The company claims it has already handed over more than a million documents to the European Commission since its first request in 2019. Meta has questioned the necessity and proportionality of the data requests and the re...
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Facebook-Parent Meta's VR Oculus Business Said to Be Probed by US States Over Potential Violations
Multiple US states have begun investigating potential violations in how Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, runs its virtual-reality Oculus business, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Facebook, Apple, More Big Tech's Small Deals to Be Scrutinised at US FTC Meeting
The US Federal Trade Commission will hold its next open meeting on September 15 to hear staff findings on deals that Big Tech firms like Facebook and Apple make that are sometimes too small to spark antitrust scrutiny, the agency said.
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Apple Faces Antitrust Investigation Over Market Dominance in Germany
Germany's antitrust watchdog said it had launched an investigation into whether Apple was exploiting its market dominance, following similar proceedings into US tech rivals Amazon, Facebook, and Google.
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Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Sworn in as US Federal Trade Commission Chair
Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, a victory for progressives seeking a clampdown on tech firms who hold a hefty share of a growing sector of the economy.
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Facebook Marketplace in EU, UK Antitrust Crosshairs Over Use of Classified Ad Data
European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes that could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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Facebook's Marketplace Faces Antitrust Probe In European Union, UK
The European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes which could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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Google Faces Antitrust Probe in Germany Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Germany's antitrust regulator said it has opened an investigation into Google over anti-competitive practices, wielding a new law that has already been used to scrutinise other US tech giants.
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Google Said to Be Accused of Breaching Orders on Talks With News Publishers by France
French antitrust investigators have accused Google of failing to comply with the state competition authority's orders on how to conduct negotiations with news publishers over copyright, two sources who read the investigators' report said.
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Facebook-Giphy Deal Faces Probe From UK Competition Watchdog
UK's competition watchdog launched its initial investigation into Facebook's completed acquisition of GIF website Giphy, at a time when the social media network is under global regulatory scrutiny over antitrust concerns.
