More than 80 Spanish media organisations allege that Facebook owner Meta breached EU data protection rules. A Spanish court opened a trial on Wednesday over a 550-million-euro lawsuit brought by more than 80 Spanish media organisations against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly breaching European Union data protection rules. The association alleges unfair competition in digital advertising sales and is seeking 551 million euros ($647 million) in compensation. AMI is "deliberately ignoring the evolution of the advertising industry over the past few years," Meta added. Spanish radio and television stations have launched a separate lawsuit against Meta for the same reasons, seeking 160 million euros in damages.