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The Week Google and Meta Faced an Antitrust Reckoning
The two titans of digital advertising are facing unprecedented legal threats over tactics they used to reach dominance.
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two ...
Meta’s US Antitrust Trial: What You’ve Missed So Far
The FTC wants Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp to create a more level playing field in the social app market.
Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for ...
How Meta’s antitrust case could dampen AI development
First filed in 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that Meta’s strategy of absorbing firms — rather than ...
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 ...
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s social media acquisitions in first day of antitrust trial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand Monday to defend his company against accusations by the Federal Trade Commission that it bought competing social media companies to dominate the market ...
Meta's Zuckerberg disputes US antitrust case in trial testimony
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday at a high-stakes trial in Washington over U.S. antitrust ...
Meta's defense uses animated graphics to energize its weekslong FTC antitrust trial
Meta's lawyer mounted a boisterous defense, mixing in animated graphics and colorful asides to kick off the antitrust trial.
Meta Attorney Blasts FTC's Antitrust Case As "At War With The Facts And At War With The Law," Says It Ignores TikTok's Competitive Influence– Update
An attorney for the Federal Trade Commission told a judge that Facebook, fearing the competitive threat of Instagram posted ...
Meta Faces Potential Breakup With Start of Antitrust Trial
The US Federal Trade Commission is finally having its day in court against Meta Platforms Inc., arguing that the company must ...