The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.
The European Commission said the US tech titan also abused its dominant position by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers that advertise on its platforms.
"Facebook users can choose whether or not to engage with Marketplace, and many don't. The reality is that people use Facebook Marketplace because they want to, not because they have to," the firm said in a statement. "All Facebook users automatically have access and get regularly exposed to Facebook Marketplace whether they want it or not," it said.
Meta, which also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, contended it did not"use advertisers' data for this purpose" and has"built systems and controls to ensure that". The commission opened formal proceedings into possible anticompetitive conduct by Facebook in June 2021, communicating its concerns to Meta in December 2022 -- and receiving the firm's response in June 2023.
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