Preliminary report finds Meta breached EU antitrust rules

The European Commission (EC) alleged – in its preliminary view – that Meta has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the markets for online classified ads. The Commission preliminary finds that Meta is dominant in the market for personal social networks, which is across Europe, as well as the national markets for online display advertising on social media. It also finds that Meta abused its dominant positions in the following two ways: