Meta to Fight EU Charges Over Facebook Marketplace Abuse
- Company to hold closed-door talks with officials in Brussels
- Social network will seek to counter EU antitrust allegations
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Meta Platforms Inc. is set for a showdown with the European Union over allegations it crushed competition from classified ad rivals by tying the Facebook Marketplace to its massive social network.
At a behind-closed-doors hearing in Brussels on Thursday, the social media platform will attempt to rebut EU claims its behavior was an illegal abuse of dominance, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.