French Court Upholds Interim Orders Against Meta

The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Meta’s challenge to interim measures requiring the company to negotiate with French press publishers over payments for their content, provide information relevant to calculating those payments and preserve the display of press material on its services. The requirements remain in force while France’s competition authority investigates the dispute. The Autorité de la concurrence imposed the measures on July 8, 2026, after complaints by the Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale (APIG) and the Société des Droits Voisins de la Presse (DVP). Meta appealed in August. The appeal court’s decision concerns the temporary requirements, not the final outcome of the authority’s investigation. Under the orders, Meta must negotiate in good faith, share information needed to assess payments and avoid reducing the visibility of press content while the proceedings continue. The authority also required regular reporting. The orders cover DVP members’ content from January 1, 2025, and APIG members’ content from February 1, 2025. The court said Meta’s practices, particularly its methods for determining amounts payable to publishers, could constitute an...