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Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules | Technology News

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Bu içerikte, Avrupa Birliği’nin teknoloji devi Meta’ya, Facebook Marketplace online ilan platformuyla ilgili “kötüye kullanım uygulamaları” nedeniyle neredeyse 800 milyon avroluk bir ceza kestiği belirtilmektedir. Avrupa Komisyonu, Meta’yı, kendi reklam hizmetine rakiplere göre haksız bir avantaj sağlayan pazar uygulamalarıyla suçlamaktadır. Meta’nın Facebook Marketplace adlı reklam hizmetini Facebook’a otomatik olarak bağlaması, komisyona göre “önemli bir dağıtım avantajı” yaratmaktadır. Meta, diğer ilan hizmeti sağlayıcılarına Facebook ve Instagram’da reklam verirken haksız koşullar dayattığı ve bu şekilde “diğer reklamverenler tarafından üretilen reklam veriini yalnızca Facebook Marketplace’in tek yararı için kullandığı” iddia edilmektedir. Meta, bu amaçla reklamverenlerin verilerini kullanmadığını iddia etmiş ve kurallarını uygulamak için sistemler ve kontroller oluşturduğunu belirtmiştir. Avrupa Birliği, Meta’nın pazar payının yüksek olmasının, rekabeti kısıtlamayarak kötüye kullanmaması gerektiğini belirtmektedir. Bu ceza, son yıllarda büyük teknoloji şirketlerine karşı uygulanan ağır cezaların en sonuncusudur ve en büyük rekabet ihlali cezalarından biridir.

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Kaynak: www.aljazeera.com

EU says Meta automatically ties its ad service – Facebook Marketplace – to Facebook, creating an unfair advantage.

The European Union has hit technology giant Meta with a fine just shy of 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving its Facebook Marketplace online classified ads business.

The EU’s European Commission issued the fine of  797.72 million euros ($846.13m) on Thursday. It accused Meta, which owns social media platform Facebook, of marketplace practices that give its own ad service an undue advantage over competitors.

The advantage stems from Meta automatically tying its ad service – Facebook Marketplace – to Facebook, creating a “substantial distribution advantage”, according to the commission.

“All Facebook users automatically have access and get regularly exposed to Facebook Marketplace whether they want it or not,” it said.

Additionally, it said Meta imposed unfair conditions on other classified ads service providers who advertised on Facebook and Instagram, enabling it to “use ads-related data generated by other advertisers for the sole benefit of Facebook Marketplace”.

Meta contended it did not “use advertisers’ data for this purpose” and has “built systems and controls to ensure that”.

“It is disappointing that the Commission has chosen to take regulatory action against a free and innovative service built to meet consumer demand,” said Meta, adding it would comply with the commission’s order to end the offending conduct but also appeal.

The fine is the latest in a string of hefty penalties that the commission, which regulates the 27-nation European Union, has imposed against Big Tech companies over their practices in recent years. It ranks among the 10 largest antitrust fines.

The penalty takes into account the “duration and gravity of the infringement”, as well as the turnover of Meta and Facebook Marketplace, said the commission.

Meta’s total revenue last year stood at around 125 billion euros ($133bn).

Meta’s dominant position in the market for personal social networks comes with a special responsibility not to abuse it by restricting competition, according to the EU.

Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules | Technology News
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