FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram

The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about ... Read More

U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance

On Monday, Meta ... social networking, the F.T.C. argues. Regulators are seeking to force Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta has countered that it faces ample competition in social media ... Read More

Meta wins $168M after epic WhatsApp spyware battle

Meta won its case in December after a ruling that the spyware company used Pegasus to target "over a thousand" WhatsApp users. Read More

Meta Fights to Keep Instagram and WhatsApp, as Antitrust Trial Begins

The Federal Trade Commission says Meta has monopolized the social-media market—and should be broken up. Read More

FTC v. Meta Trial: The Future of Instagram and WhatsApp Is at Stake

Meta (then called Facebook ... it must show the acquisitions harmed competition in the social networking market. Around the time the Instagram and WhatsApp deal talks began, Facebook feared ... Read More

Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the first witness to testify Monday at the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust trial that seeks to break up his company. Daniel Matheson, the FTC’s ... Read More

Meta resorted to ‘buy-or-bury scheme' with Instagram and WhatsApp deals, former FTC Chair Lina Khan says

"It saw companies like Instagram and WhatsApp ... network," Khan said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Meta did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. The trial could result in the social ... Read More