Gide advises the Société des Droits Voisins de la Presse (DVP) in obtaining interim measures ordered by the French Competition Authority against Meta
By decision No. 26-MC-02 of 8 July 2026, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) granted the request for interim measures filed by Société des Droits Voisins de la Presse (DVP) in connection with the negotiations concerning the remuneration owed by Meta under press-related neighbouring rights. DVP is a collective management organization for press neighbouring rights, affiliated with SACEM, and representing a significant proportion of press publishers, media companies and news agencies (more than 900 publications).
At this stage, the Authority considers that Meta’s practices may constitute an abuse of a dominant position. It notes in particular that Meta sought to impose on DVP its own methodology for valuing press content, while depriving publishers and news agencies of the information essential to an objective assessment of the proposed remuneration — thereby circumventing the objective of rebalancing negotiations pursued by European and French legislators in respect of neighbouring rights.
Finding that these practices cause serious and immediate harm to the press sector, the Authority issued several injunctions against Meta: to resume negotiations with DVP in good faith on transparent, objective and non-discriminatory criteria; to provide, within fifteen days, the information necessary to assess the remuneration owed; to refrain from degrading the display terms of press content for the duration of the negotiations; and to report regularly to the Authority on the implementation of these measures, which will remain in force until a decision on the merits is issued.
This decision reflects Gide’s continued commitment alongside press sector stakeholders, whom the firm has supported for several years, both in their negotiations with major platforms and in the litigation proceedings that have helped shape the applicable legal framework in France.
The team comprised partners Franck Audran and Julien Guinot-Deléry and associates Eléonore Denis and Robin Genest.
