After opening up investigations into Apple for breaching the DMA, the European Commission has its eyes set on Meta over 'consent or pay'.
The Commission is currently investigating Apple, and looked to fine Google shortly after the DMA came into law.
To that end, the Commission says that Meta is in breach of the DMA regarding its “consent or pay” policies, which gives the platforms under the Meta umbrella free access to users in exchange for data collection. Should users not wish to have their data collected, they will need to pay for it. “Due to their significant position in digital markets, gatekeepers have been able to impose terms of services on their large user base allowing them to collect vast amounts of personal data. This has given them potential advantages compared to competitors who do not have access to such a vast amount of data, thereby raising high barriers to providing online advertising services and social network services,” it added regarding the antitrust behaviour of some platforms in the EU.
The company, which counts Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp as platforms it owns, has issued somewhat of a response
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