（央视财经《天下财经》）近日，西班牙一家法院裁定美国科技公司Meta向80多家媒体机构共赔偿5.5亿美元，原因是该公司存在不正当竞争行为，违反欧 盟相关数据保护法规。 西班牙马德里一家商业法院当地时间20日表示，代表该国80多家媒体机构的西班牙媒体协会于2023年提起诉讼，指控Meta公司在2018年到2023年期间，在 未经用户同意的情况下，系统地、大量地使用平台上的用户个人数据、对用户信息进行跟踪，使其在西班牙在线广告市场获得巨大竞争优势，进而对该国媒 体造成明显损害。法院最终裁定，Meta非法处理大量个人数据，使其拥有西班牙国内媒体无法比拟的竞争优势，这不仅违反欧盟《通用数据保护条例》， 也违反了西班牙《反垄断法》。法官估计，从2018年至2023年的这五年中，Meta从广告中赚取约60亿美元的利润，要求该公司赔偿5.5亿美元、约合人民币 39亿元。Meta则表示，这一指控缺乏造成损害的相关证据，并故意忽视在线广告业的运作方式，后续将提起上诉。 根据2018年发布的欧盟《通用数据保护条例》，企业必须征得用户同意，才能根据用户数据制作个性化广告。自该法规生效以来，欧盟已多次以数据隐私问 题对Meta、谷歌 ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) announced today that members of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association have filed a complaint to the European Commission concerning the influx of mobile cranes from China into the European Union. They have requested an urgent investigation into imports of Chinese mobile cranes marketed at conditions that result in unfair competition for European producers. VDMA's press release can be accessed here. The. ...

Core Points - More than 80 Spanish media organizations have filed a lawsuit against Meta for allegedly breaching EU data protection rules, with a trial set to begin in a Spanish court [3][4] - The lawsuit seeks 551 million euros (approximately $647 million) in compensation for unfair competition in digital advertising sales, claiming that Meta systematically violated the law from May 2018 to July 2023 [4][5] - The media association AMI argues that Meta's actions have undermined the viability of media organizations and the public's right to information [5][6] Group 1 - The Spanish media association AMI claims that Meta has created "unfair competition" by ignoring European regulations, which require user consent for personalized advertising [4][5] - Witnesses are scheduled to testify in Madrid, with expert reports and closing arguments expected shortly after [5] - AMI represents major media groups, including Prisa, Godo, Vocento, and Unidad Editorial, which publish some of Spain's leading newspapers [7] Group 2 - A separate lawsuit has been initiated by Spanish radio and television stations against Meta, seeking 160 million euros in damages for similar reasons [7] - A comparable legal action has also been launched in France, where around 200 media groups have filed against Meta [8]