German antitrust watchdog to act against Facebook: report

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. Facebook announced on May 24, 2018 it will apply to its users accross the world the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR, which comes into effect on May 25, 2018, aims to give users more control over how their personal information is stored and used online, with big fines for firms that break the rules. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

BERLIN: Germany's antitrust watchdog plans to order Facebook to stop gathering some user data, a newspaper reported on Jan 13.

The Federal Cartel Office, which has been investigating Facebook since 2015, has already found that the social media giant abused its market dominance to gather data on people without their knowledge or consent.