Meta Tests Ebay Listings In Facebook Marketplace

Meta is testing eBay listings connected Facebook Marketplace successful nan US, Germany, and France. The institution said successful a position connected Wednesday that it’s making nan alteration to comply pinch past year’s antitrust bid by nan European Union, though it continues to entreaty nan decision.

With nan test, Facebook Marketplace users tin browse eBay listings connected Facebook Marketplace and past cheque retired connected eBay. Meta said it could “benefit” immoderate platforms, arsenic it exposes eBay sellers to Facebook’s audience, while giving Marketplace users entree to “a broader array of listings from nan eBay community.” The news was reported earlier by Bloomberg.

Last year, nan EU fined Meta $840 cardinal complete claims it forcibly exposed Facebook users to Marketplace by linking its trading and societal platforms. It too accused Meta of imposing “unfair trading conditions” connected rival classified ads services to usage Marketplace, and ordered Meta to extremity engaging successful this allegedly forbidden behavior. At nan time, Meta said it would activity connected a solution while appealing nan fine, saying that nan EU’s determination relies “on a hypothetical imaginable to harm competition.”

Meta doesn’t opportunity whether nan Marketplace proceedings will effect each users crossed nan US, Germany, and France, but we’ve reached retired to nan institution pinch a petition for overmuch information.