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Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads

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Re: Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads

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Post by cm2012 »

Another classic case of European bureaucrats raiding the piggy jar of US tech companies.

Like, obviously, marketplace is tied to Facebook the social network. It's how they authenticate sellers are real people and connect them to nearby people. It does a huge disservice to consumers to try to disconnect the two.

Re: Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads

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Post by EMIRELADERO »

cm2012 wrote: post #4

Another classic case of European bureaucrats raiding the piggy jar of US tech companies. Like, obviously, marketplace is tied to Facebook the social network. It's how they authenticate sellers are real people and connect them to nearby people. It does a huge disservice to consumers to try to disconnect the two.

If it was the legislature that explicitly made a law to fine Meta for this instead of a regulatory agency, would you then be ok with it?

Re: Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads

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Post by JohnMakin »

cm2012 wrote: post #4

Another classic case of European bureaucrats raiding the piggy jar of US tech companies. Like, obviously, marketplace is tied to Facebook the social network. It's how they authenticate sellers are real people and connect them to nearby people. It does a huge disservice to consumers to try to disconnect the two.

> It does a huge disservice to consumers to try to disconnect the two.

That isn't what is happening here. They are being fined for preferential treatment to their own service on their platform. That isn't the same thing as you're saying.

Re: Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads

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Post by piltdownman »

cm2012 wrote: post #4

Another classic case of European bureaucrats raiding the piggy jar of US tech companies. Like, obviously, marketplace is tied to Facebook the social network. It's how they authenticate sellers are real people and connect them to nearby people. It does a huge disservice to consumers to try to disconnect the two.

Another classic case of US Tech Companies 'disrupting first, apologising later' by ignoring Consumer protection legislation when it suits their bottom line.
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