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Meta appeals against EU gatekeeper status for Messenger, Marketplace![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace, and WhatsApp qualified as gatekeepers under the DMA. The DMA was designed to level the playing field between Big Tech companies and smaller competitors. Microsoft and Google have said they will not challenge DMA designations.
TikTok and Meta challenge Europe's new rules that crack...![img](/img/external-link.svg)
TikTok and Facebook owner Meta are filing legal challenges against new EU rules. TikTok says it's appealing being classified as an online "gatekeeper" by the Digital Markets Act. Meta says it disagrees with the 27-nation bloc's decision to include its Marketplace and Messenger.
Meta appeals against EU gatekeeper status for Messenger, Marketplace![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace, and WhatsApp qualified as gatekeepers under the DMA. The DMA requires Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Meta and ByteDance's TikTok to allow third-party apps.
Meta will fight the EU over regulating Messenger![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Meta is challenging the European Commission’s decision to regulate two of its services, Messenger and Marketplace. The company filed an appeal over the two services today arguing that neither should qualify. Meta argues that Messenger is a feature of Facebook and not a messaging platform unto itself.
PHH Group has finalized its management team![img](/img/external-link.svg)
PHH Group has added three new professionals to its management team. Florin Filote took over as group leader exactly one year ago. Filote joined eMAG as Vice President of Sales where he developed the Marketplace platform.
The Xbox 360 store will close in July 2024![img](/img/external-link.svg)
You'll no longer be able to buy games, expansions or anything else on the Xbox 360 console or Marketplace after July 29, 2024. Any original Xbox or Xbox 360 games will still be available to buy on the newer consoles' storefronts. Microsoft Movies & TV app will stop working on the console on the same date.
Is this the crash-proof economy?![img](/img/external-link.svg)
"The economy is defying all the odds," says Mitchell Hartman in NPR's Marketplace. "Interest rates are like a slow-release medicine," says Jeanna Smialek in The New York Times.
Dutch online marketplace OLX contributing to EU antitrust probe into Meta![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Dutch online marketplace OLX is helping EU antitrust enforcers in their investigation into Facebook owner Meta Platforms. European Commission has accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage by tying its classified advertisements service Marketplace with its social network Facebook.
Dutch online marketplace OLX contributing to EU antitrust probe into Meta![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Dutch online marketplace OLX is helping EU antitrust enforcers in their investigation into Facebook owner Meta Platforms. The European Commission has accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage by tying its classified advertisements service Marketplace with its social network Facebook.
Yellen says US, China want to 'stabilize' relationship![img](/img/external-link.svg)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she believes the United States and China want to stabilize their economic ties. Yellen told NPR's Marketplace in an interview taped shortly before her departure from Beijing. She said she believed her trip, during which both sides discussed "significant disagreements," had succeeded in putting a floor under the relationship.
Yellen says US, China want to 'stabilize' relationship![img](/img/external-link.svg)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she believes the United States and China want to stabilize their economic ties. Yellen told NPR's Marketplace in an interview taped shortly before her departure from Beijing on Sunday. She said she believed her trip had succeeded in putting a floor under the relationship.
First month of Pigu.lt Marketplace in Finland: average basket size 72% higher than in Lithuania![img](/img/external-link.svg)
The Finnish Marketplace, which operates under the banner of the well-known Finnish brand Hobbyhall.fi, currently offers almost 230,000 products. In the first month of operation, the most popular products on the Marketplace included bicycles, games consoles, perfumes, household goods, gardening products and tools.
‘The apartments never existed’: Oshawa man charged in alleged London, Ont., rental scam![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Ghana Ariharan, 27, has been charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of proceeds obtained by crime, laundering proceeds of Canadian crime and failing to comply with breach of recognizance. Police said an investigation was launched in May 2022, looking into a person who was posting ads on Marketplace for rental apartments.
Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 Others Subject to EU Content Rules![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Alibaba's AliExpress, Amazon's Marketplace and Apple's App Store will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August. The other 16 companies are booking.com, Facebook, Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft’s Bing and Zalando.
Pigu.lt Marketplace will open the Finnish market to sellers![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Pigu.lt is owned by PHH Group, the largest e-commerce company in the Baltic States. It was formed after the merger of Pigu.l with Finnish company Hobby Hall. The Marketplace has more than 4,000 sellers and a product range of more than 3 million products.
Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 others subject to EU content rules![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Alibaba's AliExpress, Amazon's Marketplace, Apple's App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules. Under the landmark rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the companies are required to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers.
A Look at the Sneaky Fees at Canada's Biggest Tourist Spot That Some Call 'a Total Cash Grab' - CBC![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Marketplace tracks the growing charges at restaurants, hotels and attractions in Niagara Falls. With around 14 million annual visitors, Niagara Falls is already a potential tourist destination.
I’m a mum-of-six & saved hundreds on pink wall panelling with an easy hack – it takes much less time to get...![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Mum-of-six Laura Mair, from Midlothian, redecorated her daughters' bedroom. Instead of paying hundreds for wall panelling she found 3D wallpaper for just £22. Other bargains include a TV cabinet and cast iron fireplace from Marketplace.
I’m a mum-of-six & saved hundreds on pink wall panelling with an easy hack – it takes much less time to get...![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Mum-of-six Laura Mair, from Midlothian, redecorated her daughters' bedroom. Instead of paying hundreds for wall panelling she found 3D wallpaper for just £22. Other bargains include a TV cabinet and cast iron fireplace from Marketplace.
Morphe makeup planning to close all US stores![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Walmart has been forced to pull a controversial pair of boots after they were labeled "inappropriate" The hiking shoes appeared online on the store's third-party site Marketplace over the weekend.