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
Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address UK competition concernsThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was minded to accept the commitments, which include advertisers being able to opt out o...
27 May, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address UK competition concernsThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was minded to accept the commitments, which include advertisers being able to opt out o...
26 May, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
Meta explores ban on political ads in EuropeEU lawmakers in February agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections. The...
30 Mar, 2023, 05.28 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 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
Adevinta, eBay clear final hurdle in $13 billion advertising tie-upUnder a deal struck last year, Adevinta will acquire eBay's Classifieds Group in return for $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares, va...
18 Jun, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Facebook's marketplace in EU, UK antitrust crosshairsThe European Commission and Britain's Competition and Markets Authority are investigating whether Facebook uses data from advertisers to co...
04 Jun, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Ebay agrees to sell classified ads business to Adevinta in a deal worth $9.2 billionEbay will receive $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta, making it the largest shareholder with a 44% stake of the pro fo...
21 Jul, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
Buffett plan revealed! Amid ads for strippers, old HondaStill, the back pages of a metro can feel like a place to bury rather than reveal news.
23 May, 2017, 01.55 PM IST
Introducing Ads2Book.com: The World’s First Global Ad Booking EngineWith intensive R&D, the Net-2-Print classifieds booking system Ads2Book.com has been created and imbued with AI (artificial intelligence) t...
30 Mar, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
- Quikr breaks language barrier, goes vernacular
The new features allow consumers to browse, search, post ads, and interact with buyers and sellers in their language of choice.
17 Dec, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Online players ‘borrow’ listings, often without consent of advertisersIn March, this year, classifieds venture Quikr raised Rs550 crore from a group led by Swedish investment firm Investment Kinnevik.
26 Aug, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
Rural India selling cows, buffaloes on OLX, QuikrOLX, which has a majority of users mainly from metros, is also finding that small town traffic on its site is growing.
11 Jun, 2013, 07.18 PM IST
- Sulekha to monetize on local commerce
Sulekha, the free online search engine for local commerce, will soon be making its clients pay for its services, as opposed to being suppor...
22 Feb, 2009, 05.07 PM IST
- Charges drag Tribune to $4.5 billion 2Q loss
Tribune Co. plunged to a $4.53 billion loss in the second quarter after taking a $3.84 billion charge to write down the book value of its n...
13 Aug, 2008, 11.14 PM IST
- Wal-Mart testing online classified advertising site
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, has launched an online classified advertising site.
04 Jun, 2008, 02.57 AM IST