Exclusive-Meta sought to settle EU antitrust investigations, sources say


FILE PHOTO Commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View California U.S. November 9 2022.  REUTERSPeter DaSilvaFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva//File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta reached out to EU antitrust regulators some time back in an attempt to settle investigations into its use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network, people with direct knowledge said.

There were very preliminary discussions which so far have not made any progress, the people said.

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