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Zuckerberg defends Instagram purchase in Meta monopoly trial
The FTC is trying to prove that Meta unfairly dominated the market through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
What smart people are saying about Meta's argument that it's not a social media monopoly
Top antitrust experts think the FTC will have a tough time winning the trial — but there's still a real chance Meta will sell ...
Meta won’t let you use Apple Intelligence in Instagram or Facebook
If you use Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Threads, you should know that Meta doesn't let you use Apple ...
Meta's Zuckerberg eyed Instagram spinoff amid antitrust scrutiny, document shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off popular photo-sharing app Instagram in 2018 over concerns about the growing ...
Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust ...
At antitrust trial, Meta's Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because it was 'better'
The case, filed during Donald Trump's first term, is widely seen as a test of the new Trump administration's promises to take ...
FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals
Former Meta Coo Sheryl Sandberg testified in federal court Wednesday that Meta was willing to block advertisements from ...
Spinning off Instagram, the decline of ‘friending’ and other takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg at the FTC monopoly trial
CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp on the stand this week during the start of trial over the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade ...
At Meta Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Defends Tactics With Rivals
The former chief operating officer took the stand in a landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of quashing competition through ...
Mark Zuckerberg testifies that TikTok was ‘highly urgent’ threat to Meta at FTC antitrust trial
Mark Zuckerberg testified that China-owned TikTok was a “highly urgent” competitive threat to Meta – as he looked to derail ...
'Getting Instagram to fix my account was almost traumatising'
When wedding dress designer Catherine Deane saw her company's Instagram account get hacked, she says it was "devastating".