Meta appeals French antitrust orders to negotiate neighboring rights
By Jean Comte ( August 7, 2026, 15:32 GMT | Insight) -- Meta has appealed two interim injunctions from the French competition authority ordering the tech company to negotiate "in good faith" with press publishers over remuneration for using their members' content. The regulator's decision came after publishers' representatives complained that the US tech company was not providing them with the basic data needed to calculate the value of their articles. A hearing is planned on Sept. 17 at the Paris Court of Appeals, MLex understands.Meta has asked the Paris Court of Appeals to overturn two recent orders from the French competition authority related to the negotiations of neighboring rights with press publishers, according to an update on the regulator's website on Friday....
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