Meta claims that Germany's competition watchdog, the Federal Cartel Office, violated an essential EU cooperation principle after implementing its "all-or-nothing" approach, which combines antitrust law and data protection.
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A photo of the META logo during the US social network Instagram opening on a tablet screen in Moscow on November 11, 2021. - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.
The tech firm's lawmakers talked with the European Union's Court of Justice on Tuesday, May 10. During their discussion, they explained why the 2019 decision, which targets Meta's business practices, is flawed.
"The Federal Cartel Office, based on its misguided all-or-nothing approach conducted only an incomplete and skewed data protection assessment," said Meta Lawyer Hans-Georg Kamann.
Meta Claims German Competition Watchdog Violates EU Principle
According to Bloomberg's latest, the new EU court challenge filed by Meta against the Federal Cartel Office is an important attempt to change the 2019 court decision.
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On Tuesday, May 10, Meta accused the German competition watchdog of failing to include the Data Protection Authority in Ireland. The tech firm included this statement in its investigations before adopting a final decision.
However, the Federal Cartel Office's Lawyer Joerg Nothdurft defended their department, saying that the competition watchdog has hundreds of documents showing how it worked with various data-protection officials.
If you want to see further details about the latest EU court challenge of Meta, you can visit this link.
Meta Also Having Issues in Kenya
Aside from Germany, CNN Business reported that Meta is also having issues in other countries, such as Kenya. The issues revolve around work exploitation, as well as poor working environments.
An ex-Facebook moderator filed a petition against Meta, as well as the tech firm's outsourcing partner, Sama. In their complaint, the former moderator claims that Kenyan workers are commonly subjected to unreasonable working environments.
Aside from this issue, they are also experiencing inadequate mental health support and irregular pay. The petition filer added that some workers also experience dignity and privacy violations.
Previously, Meta opened Facebook's large language model access for free.
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