The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will head to trial on April 14.  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg scheduled a bench trial, meaning the case will not go before a jury and the judge will decide the outcome of the trial.  The case had been…

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The FTC sued in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging the company acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on personal social networks.

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Meta Platforms Inc. faces FTC allegations of suppressing competition through acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, as trial looms for April 14.

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A US judge sets an April 14 trial date for an FTC lawsuit, filed in 2020, alleging that Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp violated antitrust laws  —  Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's allegations …

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A US judge sets an April 14 trial date for an FTC lawsuit, filed in 2020, alleging that Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp violated antitrust laws

NEW YORK: A judge in Washington said Facebook Inc’s Meta Platforms Inc will go to trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to stifle emerging competition in the space. The FTC sued Meta in 2020, during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, […]

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Meta faces lawsuit in April over Instagram acquisition

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that aims to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is set to go to trial on April 14. Judge James Boasburg announced the trial date Monday (Nov. 25), Reuters reported. The FTC sued Meta in 2020, alleging that Meta, which was then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 in an illegal effort to maintain a monopoly on personal social networks, according to the re…

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Judge Sets Trial Date for FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta

This story originally appeared in The Debrief with Mat Honan, your weekly take on the tech news that really matters. Sign up here to get the next one in your inbox. Last week, the US Department of Justice released its recommendations for proposed remedies in its antitrust case against Google. While no one thought the DOJ would go easy on Google, the remedies it did suggest are profound and, if enacted, could be catastrophic to its business.  Fir…

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Google and the US government delivered closing arguments in a case revolving around the technology giant's alleged unfair domination of online advertising.

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By Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition, a judge in Washington said on Monday. The FTC sued in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging the company acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on personal social networks. Meta, then known a…

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