EU court rejects Meta challenge against EU antitrust requests for information

The Meta offices in Dublin. Picture: PA

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suffered a setback after Europe's second-top court ruled EU antitrust regulators' requests for information were legitimate.

The European Commission had sought information related to its investigation into Facebook's data and online marketplace, prompting the company to compare the competition enforcer to a fishing super trawler vacuuming up data.