Meta’s facing international growth challenges: Legal inquiries and fines from South Africa and Ireland are the latest hurdles the social media leader must contend with.

Meta is facing new legal challenges on a number of fronts in South Africa and Ireland, per TechCrunch and AP News. The big takeaway: It's not unusual for large companies to get hit with lawsuits and fines, and Meta is no exception—but it’s the kind of challenges the social giant is facing that are putting it in a tricky position. Read the specifics of Meta's fines around the world. 2.

The leading American chip manufacturer is making inroads in Europe and has investments in France, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Spain, where it expects to spend $90 million in funding over the next 10 years, per The New York Times.

Following rollouts in Ireland and France, Square launched an early access program in Spain, where it can capitalize on rising digital payments use.

Two fintechs powering circularity and resale of fashion and luxury items pitch sustainability while also edging their users into a tokenized economy.

However, HBO Max won’t launch in several markets—Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the UK—until 2025 at the earliest due to HBO’s pre-existing contracts with Sky that prevent it from doing so. Newer underdog entrants are attempting to undercut established players on price.

He is co-author of "Marketing to the Entitled Consumer," and holds degrees from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Stirling. Brian Glover is head of product marketing for Adobe Marketo Engage. Brian leads Adobe’s B2B marketing solutions, including Bizible and Adobe’s real-time customer data platform.

He is co-author of "Marketing to the Entitled Consumer," and holds degrees from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Stirling.

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The Sprout Social Index 2021: UK and Ireland report found that 63% of consumers surveyed had bought from social media in the past year—and that share is on the rise across Europe. Snapchat Is a Much Better Bet in Western Europe than in Countries Farther East. Snapchat has more than double the penetration among internet users in Western Europe as it does in Central and Eastern Europe.