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ARTICLE · 30 NOVEMBER 2023

Is "Meta" Data Misunderstood?

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Meta Platforms, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate that owns and operates the renowned platforms Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, among other products and services.

TurkeyAntitrust/Competition Law
Arpat Şenocak
Arpat Şenocak
İklim Gülsün Aytekin
İklim Gülsün Aytekin
Mustafa Karadaş
Mustafa Karadaş
Ecem Nur Aksoy
Ecem Nur Aksoy

Meta Platforms, Inc. ("Meta") is an American multinational technology conglomerate that owns and operates the renowned platforms Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, among other products and services. In 2021, WhatsApp introduced updated privacy terms and conditions for Turkish users, where users were required to accept the sharing of their personal data with Meta group companies as a prerequisite to continue using WhatsApp. After these terms and conditions were revealed, there were public questions as to whether Meta and its affiliates were abusing their dominant position, which led to an ex officio investigation by the Turkish Competition Board (the "Board").

  • During its examination, the Board first made an assessment on the dominant position of Meta in the product markets of "personalised social networking services", "consumer communication services" and "online video advertising services". These assessments took into account the number of monthly and

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