Facebook is latest tech company to come under EU’s antitrust scrutiny


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 03 Jul 2019

Attendees stand in the demonstration room during the F8 Developers Conference in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Facebook Inc. unveiled a redesign that focuses on the Groups feature of its main social network, doubling down on a successful but controversial part of its namesake app and another sign that Facebook is moving toward more private, intimate communication. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Facebook Inc is under scrutiny by European antitrust regulators who want information on whether the social network uses its size to squeeze smaller rivals. 

The European Commission has sent questionnaires to Facebook’s customers and competitors about a range of practices, according to two people familiar with the matter. Companies have been asked to respond by next week, said one of the people. They asked not to be named because the inquiry is in its early stages and not public. 

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