Italy watchdog orders Meta to halt WhatsApp terms barring rival AI chatbots: ReportItaly's competition authority (AGCM) has instructed Meta to stop enforcing rules that may obstruct competing AI chatbots from operating on ...
24 Dec, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechEuropean regulators are taking strong action against major tech firms. Investigations are underway into Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Tik...
22 Dec, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI featuresThe European Union has launched an antitrust inquiry into Meta's recent AI advancements on WhatsApp, citing concerns about potential barrie...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
EU to launch antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp: FTBrussels is preparing an antitrust probe into Meta over how it introduced Meta AI inside WhatsApp. The European Commission is expected to a...
04 Dec, 2025, 10.44 AM IST
Italy competition watchdog broadens probe into Meta over AI tools in WhatsAppItaly's antitrust authority has expanded its investigation into Meta Platforms, alleging abuse of dominance via AI tools on WhatsApp. The r...
26 Nov, 2025, 01.19 PM 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
India's competition regulator imposes $25.4 million fine on MetaIndia's competition watchdog imposed a monetary penalty of 2.14 billion rupees ($25.4 million) on Meta on Monday over antitrust violations ...
18 Nov, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechEU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, Cro...
11 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court saysThe Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in its order found that Meta had not shown its challenge was likely t...
30 Mar, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging riv...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that...
22 Mar, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
Amazon and Meta settle UK investigations with pledges to refrain from unfair practicesThe Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from the US tech companies to close the investigations into their o...
03 Nov, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
Canadian publishers seek antitrust probe of Meta blocking newsMeta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada last week in response to a law requiring interne...
09 Aug, 2023, 08.34 AM IST
Meta loses as top EU court backs antitrust regulators over privacy breach checksAntitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, Europe's top cou...
04 Jul, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
German antitrust watchdog can add privacy breaches to Meta probe, EU court saysThe case before the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerns a 2019 German cartel office order to Meta to st...
04 Jul, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Italy's antitrust takes steps against Meta in music rights caseLast month, Meta, which owns Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, failed to reach a deal with the Italian society of authors and publishers SI...
21 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
Facebook's VR Oculus business probed by US statesNew York, North Carolina and Tennessee were among the states involved in the inquiry. A group of almost 50 states also asked an appeals cou...
15 Jan, 2022, 10.06 AM IST