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Meta ordered to unwind historic data benefits in EU’s Marketplace decision

By Lewis Crofts ( March 26, 2025, 17:35 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms was told to retrain its online ad model to remove the historic benefits of data gathered during an antitrust abuse, according to a European Commission decision published today. In November, the EU regulator sanctioned Meta for misusing its Facebook Marketplace service, and the full decision published today reveals how far officials went in suggesting choice architecture and unwinding data advantages — moves which Meta said were illegal and disproportionate.Meta Platforms was told to retrain its models for online ad services to remove the historical benefits of data illegally gathered from online sellers, according to a European Commission decision published today....

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