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Bundeskartellamt: Facebook data combination concluded antitrust case

Bundeskartellamt · decided Oct 10, 2024 · Closed

The case began with the 2019 decision barring Facebook from combining user data across sources without consent, confirmed in principle by Germany's Federal Court of Justice and the CJEU.

The case

Against
Meta
Regulator
Bundeskartellamt
Decided
Oct 10, 2024
Status
Closed
Outcome
The Bundeskartellamt closed its Facebook case after Meta adopted measures giving users more control over combining their data.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Oct 10, 2024Decision: Bundeskartellamt: Facebook data combination concluded
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext dateUnited States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext dateUnited States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext dateIn re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiledTexas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiledEU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiledEU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission
Jul 2Filed 85d agofiledSullivan v. MetaActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
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