Meta hit with $840 million fine for linking Facebook and Marketplace Meta hit with $840 million fine for linking Facebook and Marketplace

Uniunea Europeana

Almost two years after EU regulators first accused Meta of “abusive practices” that gave the tech giant unfair market advantages, the European Commission has fined Meta €797.7 million (around $840 million). The combination of forcing Facebook users to be exposed to Marketplace and imposing restrictions against third-party classified ads providers on the platform are the two main reasons cited for the fine. In a statement, the EU’s competition head Margrethe Vestager accused Meta of abusing its

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