Amazon, Meta settle UK antitrust investigations

CMA concerned about use of competitor data to improve own services

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Amazon, Meta settle UK antitrust investigations

The UK's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has reached an agreement with Meta and Amazon, securing commitments to ensure fair competition on their respective retail platforms.

The agreements come following separate probes by the regulator into the two companies' business practices. The CMA's investigation into Meta, formerly Facebook, focused on the social media compa...

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