Meta fails in appeal bid over UK collective suit ‘user damages’ pursuit
By Simon Zekaria ( July 29, 2026, 14:47 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has lost its bid to appeal a competition court ruling which cleared a UK mass claimant’s pursuit of “user damages" over alleged anticompetitive data practices linked to its Facebook social-media platform. The matter will be resolved at a trial in 2028.Meta Platforms has lost its bid to appeal a competition court ruling which cleared a UK mass claimant’s pursuit of “user damages" over alleged anticompetitive data practices related to the company's Facebook social-media platform....
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