UK, EU Level Antitrust Probes on Facebook

Services tied to classified ads and online dating are under fire

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Facebook is yet again feeling the tight grip of antitrust regulation.

Top line

The platform is facing another set of investigations from U.K. watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the European Commission, the European Union’s antitrust enforcer.

Both are concerned about whether Facebook uses the data it collects from its nearly 3 billion global users to prioritize its own products and services.

Between the lines

Europe has long taken a more muscular approach to U.S. tech platforms’ market dominance.

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