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EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads

Federal regulators open their campaign to block Facebook parent Meta's acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural, with opening arguments beginning Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in San Jose, California. [AP Photo]

The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business, the bloc's latest maneuver to curb the power of Big Tech companies.

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