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Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model fails under EU competition rules, says Commission | TechCrunch

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Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model fails EU competition rules, Commission finds

A European Commission investigation has found that Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ offer to Facebook and Instagram users in Europe does not comply with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to preliminary findings released by the regulator on Monday reported. The Commission wrote in a press release that the binary choice offered by Meta “forces … Read more

Brussels follows up Apple charges with Meta case over ‘pay or consent’

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU has accused Facebook’s parent company Meta of violating the bloc’s historic digital rules, just a week after it brought a similar case against Apple. The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, is exercising … Read more