The French Competition Authority submits commitments for public consultation following an investigation in the online advertising sector (Facebook / Criteo)

In the context of an investigation opened before the Autorité in the online advertising sector, Facebook proposes commitments* The Autorité de la concurrence is submitting these commitments for public consultation, and is inviting actors from the sector to provide their feedback. The case was opened following a complaint from Criteo, which criticised the lack of clarity and objectivity in accessing Facebook's advertising services. Criteo, a French online advertising actor, lodged a complaint with the Autorité de la concurrence in October 2019 regarding practices implemented by Facebook in the online advertising sector. In a press release issued at the time, Criteo explained the objective of its complaint: "The objective of the complaint is to recreate conditions of a level playing