Meta, European Union

EU Fines Meta $840 Million Over Classified Ads Business
An EU commission alleged that Meta leveraged its dominance in social networking to gain an unfair advantage in online classified ads.
Meta Fined €798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a €798 million ($841 million) fine by European Union regulators by tying its Facebook Marketplace service to the social network, the US tech giant’s first ever penalty for EU antitrust violations.
Meta Fined $843 Million by EU Over Marketplace Ads
The European Commission fined the company over allegations that it tied its classified-ads platform to its flagship social network.
EU Fines Meta $843M For Tying Marketplace to Facebook, Harming Competitors
Meta Platforms has been fined 797.72 million euros ($843.31 million) by European regulators over alleged harm to other classified marketplace providers in Europe caused by attaching its Marketplace product to Facebook,
EU issues €797M antitrust fine to Meta over Facebook Marketplace
Launched in 2016, Facebook Marketplace enables users of Meta’s flagship social network to buy and sell goods. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, launched a probe into the service in 2021 over concerns it may harm competition. Today’s fine is the culmination of that probe.
EU fines Meta 797 mln euros over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace
The European Commission on Thursday fined Meta Platforms €797.72 million ($840.24 million) over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace, it said in a statement, confirming an earlier report by Reuters.
EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.
E.U. fines Meta $840 million for ‘abusive practices’ on Facebook Marketplace
European enforcers accused the tech giant of using its popular social network to unfairly advantage its classified-ads business.
Meta Hit with €800M EU Fine for Facebook Marketplace Push
Meta Platforms Inc., the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has been fined €797.72 million by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices linked to its integration of Facebook Marketplace.
Meta Faces Massive EU Fine Over Facebook Marketplace
The European Commission has fined Meta Platforms €797.72 million for engaging in abusive practices with Facebook Marketplace. Meta plans to appeal, arguing that the EU has presented no evidence of harm to competitors or consumers,
EU fines Meta $840 million over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace
Meta said the Commission claimed that Marketplace had the potential to hinder the growth of large incumbent online marketplaces in the EU.
Meta Unveils Less-Tailored Ads to Allay EU’s Worries
Meta Platforms Inc. is rolling back ad targeting for European users in a bid to address European Union concerns over the ...
EU fines Meta €800 million: is Trump’s election victory sparking trade tensions?
The European Commission fined Meta a staggering €797.72 million today. Was it a show of EU's retaliation against the expected ...