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Landmark antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram

  • Meta is on trial for allegedly abusing its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp, according to U.S. government allegations.
  • Mark Zuckerberg denied in court that the purpose of acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp was to eliminate competition.
  • The Federal Trade Commission argues that Meta's acquisitions created a monopoly in personal social networking services, owning nearly 80% of active users, excluding competitors like TikTok.
  • Zuckerberg characterized the case as an unfounded collection of theories from the Federal Trade Commission, contrary to facts and law.
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Accused of abuse of dominant position, the American giant might be forced to separate from WhatsApp and Instagram. Brendan Benedict's antitrust lawyer decrypts the stakes of a XXL battle.

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The remuneration of Javier Oliván, director of operations of Meta, last year amounted to 25.51 million dollars (about 22.4 million euros at the current exchange rate), according to the call of the shareholders’ meeting made public this Thursday by the company. Oliván is the best paid manager of the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, although the security and private plane expense of Mark Zuckerberg, which only collects a dollar …

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