While this case appears centered on U.S. competition policy, the consequences of a potential WhatsApp divestiture stretch far beyond American borders. The FTC’s argument centers on Meta’s ...

For five weeks, the Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to imagine a world where Instagram and WhatsApp flourished outside Meta’s control instead of being acquired by the tech giant. In the ...

About two years later, the company snatched up the chat tool WhatsApp for roughly $22 billion. The FTC, one of the nation’s antitrust enforcement agencies, wants Judge James Boasberg to hold the ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta have wrapped up a six-week trial over the Facebook and Instagram parent’s alleged social networking monopoly, leaving the final decision in the hands of ...

The trial, which starts on Monday, could force Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the most widely used social media platforms in the world. Newsweek has contacted Meta and the FTC for ...

The strength of the FTC’s case primarily comes from evidence of Meta’s alleged anticompetitive intent behind buying Instagram and WhatsApp, she tells The Verge. The FTC’s amended complaint ...

WhatsApp is testing a new feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarize unread messages in both one-on-one and ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is facing off with the Federal Trade Commission on Monday, for Day one of a landmark antitrust trial that could result in the company ...

Meta is accused of creating an illegal social networking monopoly thanks to its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram more than a decade ago.

Nevertheless, during cross-examination by the FTC, Acton acknowledged that WhatsApp had already introduced social features before the acquisition, including group messaging, video sharing ...