Meta Platforms faces a €798 million ($840 million) fine from the European Union for antitrust violations. The EU accused Meta of unfairly linking Facebook Marketplace to its social network. This practice, they claim, harms competing classified ad platforms. Meta plans to appeal but will comply with the ruling for now. The company promised to address […]
Court rules Meta sued over moderator layoffs. The dismissal of dozens of content moderators by a contractor at Facebook, Sama, a Kenya-based firm hired to moderate Facebook content. Thus resulted in the moderators suing Facebook’s parent company Meta, opening a new tab, and two contractors last year. The moderators claimed that after Facebook changed contractors, […]
Nigeria fines Meta over data violations. The US software giant Meta charged for exploiting its market dominance and exchanging personal data without consent. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook are all owned by Meta. Nigeria has fined US tech giant Meta $220 million (€202 million) for breaking antitrust, data protection, and consumer rights rules. The parent company […]
