Forbes

If Meta Is A ‘Monopoly,’ Why Is Mark Zuckerberg Offering ‘Big Bucks’?

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee ...
Forbes

Meta Does Not Hold Monopoly, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that Meta does not hold a monopoly over social networking after purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, ending a lengthy case brought by the Federal Trade Commission ...
Ars Technica

Threat of Meta breakup looms as FTC’s monopoly trial ends

After weeks of arguments in the Federal Trade Commission’s monopoly trial, Meta is done defending its decade-plus-old acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp—at least for now. The seven-week trial ...
Yahoo

Judge rules Meta doesn’t have a social media monopoly

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp did not create an illegal social media monopoly, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, a ...
The Hill

FTC plans to appeal Meta monopoly decision

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday that it plans to appeal a November ruling finding that Meta did not have a monopoly over personal social networking. The agency, which sued the Facebook ...
Business Insider

A federal judge rules Meta isn't a monopoly, keeping its social media empire intact

Meta wins antitrust lawsuit as judge rules the FTC failed to prove monopoly claims. The FTC alleged Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions harmed social networking competition. The judge cited the ...
Law

Social Media Monopoly Claims Against Meta May Wilt in Wake of Its Win in FTC Case, Experts Say

Meta Platforms Inc. appears less vulnerable to future monopolization claims after defeating the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust bench trial ruling, according to antitrust litigators who say ...
The Washington Post

Facebook owner Meta is not an illegal monopoly, judge rules

A federal judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to force Meta to divest its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the government hadn’t made its case that the Facebook ...
CNN

Meta scores a win after judge rules the social media giant is not an illegal monopoly

Meta scored a major win on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that it is not a social networking monopoly, shooting down an argument from the US Federal Trade Commission that it should be forced to ...
NPR

Judge rules Meta is not a monopoly, allowing it to keep WhatsApp and Instagram

A judge ruled Tuesday that Meta isn't a monopoly, a huge win for the tech giant. But analysts say it may spark fresh debate on how the government can regulate big tech. A judge ruled yesterday that ...