Competition watchdog to investigate Meta's terms for publishers and businesses
Summary
The competition watchdog is to investigate Meta's terms for publishers and businesses, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Friday 30 October, the Facebook and Instagram owner saying it believes there are 'no grounds for a competition investigation'. Britain's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into whether Meta was imposing 'exploitative' new terms allowing it to use media content for its own products, including AI, without giving publishers adequate choice, Euronews reported, as global pushback mounts.
Latest: Britain's competition watchdog opened an investigation into whether Meta was imposing 'exploitative' new terms allowing it to use media content for its own products, including AI, without giving publishers adequate choice, Euronews reported, the Evening Standard and The Independent reporting that the Facebook and Instagram owner believes there are 'no grounds for a competition investigation'.
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How it unfolded
Friday 30 October
Britain's competition watchdog opened an investigation into whether Meta was imposing 'exploitative' new terms allowing it to use media content for its own products, including AI, without giving publishers adequate choice, Euronews reported, the Evening Standard and The Independent reporting that the Facebook and Instagram owner believes there are 'no grounds for a competition investigation'.