With its third fine of the week in Europe, Facebook’s record of complying with EU data and merger regulations is not looking good. With the third fine, it appears that not only did the social networking company fail to comply with merger regulations, it also appears that it was “economical with the truth.”
The first fine came from Italy’s antitrust authority, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, on 11 May, when it closed two investigations about alleged infringements of Italy’s Consumer Code by WhatsApp. The authority fined WhatsApp €3 million for allegedly forcing users to share their personal data with its parent, Facebook.
