Meta Is Now Calling Out Google Over Apple's App Privacy Rules
- Facebook owner hit hard by new rules while Google spared
- Google isn’t as reliant on third-party data to target ads
Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
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Meta Platforms Inc.’s revenue is taking a multibillion-dollar hit this year because its social networks can’t gather as much data on iPhone users. The company spent last year attacking Apple Inc. for the change; now it’s publicly calling out Google, too.
The Facebook owner is alleging Alphabet Inc.’s Google, which also sells personalized ads on iPhones, has an unfair advantage under Apple’s new policies. Apps including Facebook have to ask users if they consent to being tracked, but Google’s search results and browser don’t -- causing some advertisers’ budgets to shift to Google for more effective targeting.