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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Technology
Asharq Al-Awsat

Google, Meta Face EU Probe into Possible Competition Breach

A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen in front of the displayed Google logo in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. (Reuters)

The European Union threatened to crack down on an agreement between Google and Facebook parent Meta for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach the bloc’s rules on fair competition.

The EU’s competition watchdog opened a probe into a 2018 pact involving the participation of Meta’s “Audience Network” in Google’s “Open Bidding” program, The Associated Press said.

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