Meta Faces New EU Tech Antitrust Clash After €200 Million Fine

Meta Platforms Inc. is headed for another clash with the European Union after a €200 million ($232 million) fine failed to bring Facebook and Instagram into compliance with a tough new digital law.

The European Commission wrote to the social network giant last week, cautioning that Meta’s pay or consent service — allowing ad-free services for a fee — needs further reworking, the Brussels-based EU executive told Bloomberg.

The procedural step paves the way for a formal EU warning and, eventually, periodic fines if Meta fails to appease the teams of Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera and her tech-policy counterpart ...