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Meta fined €798m by EU

The New York Times · 11h

Meta Fined $840 Million in Europe for Boosting Marketplace Unfairly

Meta said it would appeal the decision by the European Union, which said the company had abused its dominance in social networking to strengthen its shopping and classified ads service.

The Verge on MSN · 11h

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

The European Commission has ordered Meta to “bring the conduct effectively to an end,” but didn’t specify what actions should be taken. Meta was also hit with a record-breaking $1.3 billion fine by the EU last year for transferring the Facebook data of EU citizens to the US.

TechCrunch · 10h

Meta slapped with a €798M fine in Europe over anticompetitive Marketplace practices

Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been hit with yet another huge regulatory fine in Europe, this time over abusive practices

Meta must face antitrust trial by FTC

The Hill on MSN · 1d

Meta must face trial in FTC antitrust lawsuit, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the social media giant’s acquisitions of Instagram and

Antitrust lawsuit against Meta heads to trial in effort to break up social media giant

An antitrust case aimed at breaking up social media giant Meta is heading to trial. That's after a federal judge partly denied a request for summary judgment from the parent company of Facebook. The Federal Trade Commission alleges Meta overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to stifle competition.

Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social media,

Meta to introduce ads on Threads

Meta to introduce ads on Threads in early 2025, the Information reports

Meta Platforms plans to introduce advertisements to its social media app Threads early next year, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the plans.

Engadget on MSN · 1d

Meta will reportedly bring ads to Threads as soon as January

Threads could start getting ads much sooner than Meta has let on. The company is now planning to bring ads to its newest app “early next year” with the first ads arriving in January of 2025, according to a new report in The Information.

Nieman Journalism Lab · 15h

Expect to see ads on Threads in early 2025

I get why people have concerns, but at the end of the day we’re a business and Threads needs to make enough money to pay for the people and servers that it takes to run the service and provide it to people for free,

15h

How The Meta-Reuters Deal Signals A New Era For AI And Media

This year has increasingly polarized the media industry into two camps — the AI bedfellows and adversaries — shaped by the ...

16h

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses too expensive? Cheaper rivals could be coming soon

There’s no precise word on how much they’ll cost when they launch, but Xiaomi is known for producing more affordable tech ...

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Lefties take to Meta’s Threads and post conspiracy theories about Elon Musk rigging election for Trump

One conspiracy theory that has been gaining currency alleges that Elon Musk utilized his Starlink internet satellites to hack ...

18h

AI Powers Meta’s Strong Q3 Growth: Profits Soar

Ad revenue reached $39.9 billion, increasing 19% YoY, boosted by AI-driven ad targeting and improved ad impressions.

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Meta taps US, UK universities to test VR in education, creates digital twin ‘metaversities’ in Europe

Meta has launched a new partnership with a slew of universities in the U.S. and U.K., as it looks to ingrain VR across the ...

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Will Meta Platforms Enact a Stock Split in 2025?

One company that has never split its stock but may consider doing so in 2025 is Meta Platforms ( META -0.40%), formerly known ...

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