Meta created 'playbook' to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, documents showMeta faced pressure over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, especially from Japan. Internal papers show it reduced how easily regulators c...
01 Jan, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnershipsUnlike an acquisition or a transaction that would give Meta a controlling stake, the deal does not require a review by US antitrust regulat...
14 Jun, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
At Meta trial, Sheryl Sandberg defends tactics with rivalsSheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO, testified in the FTC's landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of illegally suppressing competition by blo...
17 Apr, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
US argues Meta built a social media monopolyThe FTC has launched a landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of illegally monopolizing social media by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to...
15 Apr, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
NCLAT stays CCI order on WhatsApp-Meta data sharing banAn Indian appeals tribunal on Thursday put on hold the antitrust authority's five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and Meta for adver...
23 Jan, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practicesMeta is accused of distorting competition by tying its online classified ad business to its social network, which exposes Facebook users to...
14 Nov, 2024, 08.02 PM IST
Meta to offer less personalised ads in Europe to appease regulatorsOver the coming weeks, people in the EU who use the company's social media platforms for free with ads, will be able to choose to see ads b...
13 Nov, 2024, 09.14 AM IST
Meta faces hefty EU antitrust fine over classified ads practices: reportMeta Platforms Inc is set to face a significant fine from the EU over allegations of trying to dominate the classified advertising market. ...
18 Sep, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Dutch online marketplace OLX contributing to EU antitrust probe into MetaThe European Commission has accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage by tying its classified advertisements service Marketplace with its...
21 Jul, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
Meta to contest EU antitrust charges at July 13 hearingThe European Commission sent a charge sheet to the world's most popular social network last December, singling out two practices that showe...
13 Jul, 2023, 12.49 AM IST
French antitrust body tells Meta to change conditions for access to ad verificationIn a statement, the competition authority said Meta must publish new access criteria for partners seeking to use its analytical tools to as...
04 May, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
EU Commission warns Meta over Facebook Marketplace antitrust breachThe Commission said in a preliminary view that it would further investigate and that it could impose a fine of up to 10% of the company's a...
20 Dec, 2022, 09.20 AM IST
EU Commission: Meta is likely breaching antitrust lawsThe European Commission had told Facebook parent company Meta that it is likely breaching EU antitrust laws by distorting competition in th...
19 Dec, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Meta sought to settle EU antitrust investigations: sourcesThe EU competition enforcer launched an investigation into Facebook in June last year, focusing on whether the social network unfairly use ...
02 Dec, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
EU antitrust regulators about to charge Meta, sources sayThe Commission began an investigation into the social network company in June last year. Britain's competition agency also began an enquiry...
10 Nov, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta makes antitrust commitments over online advertisingMeta has committed to giving access over a five-year period to advertising inventories and campaign data to so-called advertising technolog...
16 Jun, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Google asks judge to dismiss most of Texas antitrust lawsuitGoogle said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook, now Meta, to counter "header bidding...
22 Jan, 2022, 11.29 AM IST