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Meta Refutes EU Classification of Messenger and Marketplace Under New Regulatory Rules

This will be an interesting test of Meta’s unification strategy, which it seemingly implemented to fend off calls for a break-up of the company, amid questions over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

This week, Meta has launched an appeal against E.U. “gatekeeper” designations for Messenger and Marketplace as separate entities, arguing instead that both are in fact elements of Facebook, and should be assessed as such. Read more