Competition procedure

The antitrust investigation against Meta reaches the next stage: The Commission is of the – preliminary – opinion that the US company Meta violates EU antitrust rules in the markets for online classifieds. The Commission objects to Meta linking its online classifieds service Facebook Marketplace with its dominant social network Facebook.

Von Corinna Visser

According to insiders, Amazon could reach an agreement in the antitrust dispute with the European Union by the end of the year. It is possible that an EU decision could come by the end of 2022, sources said on Friday.

Von Newsdesk

Microsoft is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators intensify their scrutiny into its practices in a case triggered by Salesforce.com's workspace messaging app Slack, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Last year, Slack complained to the European Commission, saying that Microsoft has unfairly integrated its workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product.

Von Newsdesk

EU antitrust regulators are set to beef up an investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with new evidence but not new charges, in the hope of speeding up the case, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission last year told the iPhone maker that its App Store rules, which require developers to use its own in-app payment system and also prevent them from informing users of other purchasing options, distorts competition in the music streaming market.

Von Redaktion