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EU Commission: Meta Facebook Marketplace fine antitrust case

Regulator

European Commission

acted against

Against

The Commission found Meta tied its classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to the Facebook social network and imposed unfair trading conditions on competing classified ads providers.

The case

Regulator
European Commission
Docket
AT.40684
Opened
Jun 4, 2021 formal proceedings opened Source
Decided
Nov 14, 2024
Status
On appealMeta said it would appeal.
Outcome
The Commission fined Meta EUR 797.72 million for tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook and imposing unfair terms on rival classifieds services.
Amount
EUR 797.72 million

History

3 dated entries
DecisionNov 14, 2024 · 24mo agoEU Commission: Meta Facebook Marketplace fineSource
FilingDec 19, 2022 · 3.9y agoStatement of Objections sentSource
FilingJun 4, 2021 · 5.4y agoFormal proceedings openedSource
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