A group of 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a $600M lawsuit against Meta, citing unfair competition in the ad market due to its “massive” and “systematic” use of data, Reuters’ Inti Landauro reports. The AIM media association claims Meta violated EU data protection rules between 2018 and 2023, as its use of personal data of its Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp platform users gives it an unfair advantage of designing and offering personalized ads, which they say constitutes unfair competition.
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