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Facebook owner Meta bought Instagram, WhatsApp instead of competing, FTC says at trial
Facebook parent Meta Platforms bought up nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp after its attempts to compete had failed, an ...
If Meta loses in antitrust case, it could be forced to break itself up by selling Instagram and WhatsApp
The case against Meta was actually hatched during Trump’s first term. FTC commissioners appointed by Trump, in concert with ...
Mark Zuckerberg Takes Stand to Defend Meta Against Antitrust Suit
Mr. Zuckerberg went to court on Monday in a trial focused on his social media company’s acquisitions of Instagram and ...
Meta to use public posts, AI interactions to train models in EU
Meta Platforms said on Monday it would use interactions that users have with its AI, as well as public posts and comments ...
Zuckerberg Revisits Instagram Buy in FTC Meta Monopoly Case
Mark Zuckerberg argued in federal court that his company’s social networks aren’t just about friends, taking the stand as the ...
Meta resorted to ‘buy-or-bury scheme' with Instagram and WhatsApp deals, former FTC Chair Lina Khan says
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan said Monday that Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp drastically changed the social ...
I left my director job at Meta after becoming my dad's caregiver. Here's how I'm helping people like me.
Shauna Sweeney was Global Director of Industry and Community Marketing at Meta. She left to start an app to help people like ...