Counterfeit concerns over Facebook’s marketplace; and tensions inside Brazil’s CADE

MLex Market Insight

Whether you’re looking for a bike, an antique lamp or even a rental property, Facebook’s Marketplace is fast becoming your neighborhood’s go-to e-commerce platform. But in the US, there’s growing concern among businesses that Marketplace is being used to sell counterfeit goods, sparking calls for the US Trade Representative to include Facebook in its Notorious Markets List. But just what would that mean for Marketplace’s future, and what is Facebook doing to manage the counterfeit and intellectual property risks? Also on today’s podcast: CADE’s high-profile clash. How disquiet in the Brazilian regulator’s in-house tribunal may affect those on the receiving end of the antitrust watchdog’s probes.