Meta's pleas leave French judges unmoved in press neighboring-rights dispute
By Jean Comte ( October 29, 2026, 15:45 GMT | Comment) -- Meta Platforms saw its arguments against two French antitrust injunctions comprehensively rejected on Thursday, with appeal court judges upholding the orders to negotiate "in good faith" a remuneration system with press publishers' representatives. While Meta saw all of its appeal grounds dismissed, it has yet to say if it will escalate the dispute to France's highest court.The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday morning upheld two July decisions by the French antitrust regulator that ordered Meta Platforms to negotiate with press publishers over a remuneration system for using their content on its social networks such as Facebook and Instagram....
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