Interesting, after a quick search it seems you are right. Facebook tried to extend data sharing in Europe in 2017 and got fined on the grounds that it was contr

Interesting, after a quick search it seems you are right. Facebook tried to extend data sharing in Europe in 2017 and got fined on the grounds that it was contrary to the E.U. merger rules [0]. So they seem to have learned their lesson, for now at least. [0] : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/technology/facebook-european-union-fine-whatsapp.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/technology/facebook-europ...