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Meta may face daily fines over pay-or-consent model, EU warns

27 June 2025, 9:50 am
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FILE PHOTO: EU flag and Meta logo are seen in this illustration taken, May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Meta Platforms may face daily fines if EU regulators decide the changes it has proposed to its pay-or-consent model fail to comply with an antitrust order issued in April, they said on Friday.

Why it matters

The move shows the Commission’s continuing crackdown against Big Tech and its push to create a level playing field for smaller rivals despite U.S. criticism about the bloc’s rules mainly targeting its companies.

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