In the past years, while Meta was not yet the umbrella company of Facebook and other platforms, the actions of the Zuckerberg administration entered the Competition Authority’s radar. The investigation started in this direction was concluded today and a very high penalty was given. Immediately after, the first statement from Meta came.
Meta may be sued with the Competition Authority!
In the 22-48/706-299 decision announced by the Competition Authority on Meta on its website, the following was stated:
“By combining the data collected by Facebook, which are called basic services, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services, it causes the deterioration of competition by complicating the activities of its competitors operating in online display advertising markets with personal social networking services and creating barriers to entry to the market, and that the Law no. It was unanimously decided that it violated Article 6”
In addition, a fine of 346 million 717 thousand 193 Turkish Liras – 18.6 million dollars was imposed on the grounds of irregularities in the WhatsApp application. However, as we understand from the statement made by the Meta spokesperson, he will use his right of objection for 60 days, which is valid from the notification of the decision.
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Meta spent billions of dollars on its hardware division Reality Labs. However, the company did not explain where this money went.
The Meta spokesperson said:
“We do not agree with the findings of the Competition Authority. We protect the privacy of our users and give people the right to control and transparency over their data. We will consider all our options on the subject.”
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