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Meta ‘fails to act over dangerous goods’ on Facebook Marketplace, charity says

Facebook’s parent company Meta stands accused of failing to act on warnings over dangerous and non-compliant electrical goods on Facebook Marketplace. Charity Electrical Safety First said it sent a report to Meta at the end of May, alerting the tech ...

17 Jun 2022 at 17:24

Dangerous electrical goods remained on sale via Facebook after alerts

Dangerous electrical goods remained on sale via Meta’s Facebook Marketplace more than two months after the company was alerted to their existence, a charity has warned. Electrical Safety First flagged 10 products to Meta on February 28 after it ...

04 May 2023 at 10:59

Amazon and Meta agree to retail competition improvements, watchdog says

The UK’s competition watchdog says it has secured new commitments from Amazon and Meta around competitive practices on their retail marketplaces to protect consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had secured the new ...

03 Nov 2023 at 14:55

Personal Finance

Meta accused of not taking Facebook Marketplace fraud seriously

Meta has been accused by MPs of not taking the problem of online fraud on its platforms seriously. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram came under scrutiny from the Home Affairs Select Committee after representatives from the ...

07 Feb 2024 at 18:14

Family

Buy second-hand presents this Christmas, says mum-of-two who overcame £40,000 debt to become a TikTok money guru

A mum-of-two who recovered from £40,000 of debt and now shares money-saving tips with her 20,000 TikTok followers is buying all her Christmas presents second-hand this year amid the cost-of-living crisis. Maddy Alexander-Grout, a ...

09 Nov 2022 at 08:00

EU fines Meta £660m for competition rule breaches over Facebook Marketplace

The European Commission has fined Meta 797.72 million Euros (£663 million) for what it says are breaches of EU competition law related to the social media giant’s classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace. The Commission said ...

14 Nov 2024 at 14:37

Competition watchdog accepts Meta ad data rule changes

The UK’s competition watchdog says it has accepted proposed changes from Meta to the way the social media giant uses the data of customers who advertise on its platforms. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Meta ...

21 Aug 2024 at 10:02

Life

Second Hand September: How gardeners can do their bit

Second Hand September, when people are encouraged to buy nothing new throughout the month for the sake of the planet, may be predominantly aimed at fashion – but gardeners can also do their bit. Sourcing second-hand ...

19 Aug 2025 at 08:30

Shocks

Facebook Marketplace scam costs disabled man £300 he hoped would pay his heating bill during winter cold snap

A disabled man has been scammed out of £300 on Facebook Marketplace after he tried to sell them an old iPhone to pay his heating bill. Ben Simmonds, a 62-year-old with cerebral palsy from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk,...

03 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Family

Savvy shopper saves £500 a year buying designer second-hand Christmas gifts and urges others to ditch Boxing Day sales

A savvy woman who saves £500 a year buying her Christmas presents second hand and now plans to launch a pre-loved business has urged shoppers to skip the festive sales. Iso Neville, a 27-year-old social media ...

13 Dec 2024 at 07:52

Family

Savvy shopper who buys all her Christmas presents second hand saves £30,000 on designer treats

A woman who has shopped only second-hand for the past six years has bought all of her Christmas gifts pre-loved – purchasing designer handbags, quirky homeware and family board games for half their retail ...

23 Dec 2025 at 06:30

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