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Will Meta Really Have to Sell Instagram and WhatsApp?

The trial between the US Federal Trade Commission and Meta began this week—and the future of the company is at stake. The FTC wants Meta to sell off two prized assets, Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing that it acquired them illegally to suppress competition.

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 1d

Behind the landmark trial that could reshape Meta's future with Instagram

The landmark antitrust trial could reshape the future of social media, forcing Meta to break up with WhatsApp and Instagram.

CNN on MSN · 2d

If Meta loses in antitrust case, it could be forced to break itself up by selling Instagram and WhatsApp

Boasberg will also be presiding over the trial and ruling for or against Meta, since there is no jury. His presence adds another layer of intrigue, since he also ruled against Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.

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Associated Press News on MSN · 23h

Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust litigation, according to an email shown Tuesday on the second day of an antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market.

Reuters on MSN · 22h

Meta's Zuckerberg eyed Instagram spinoff amid antitrust scrutiny, document shows

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off popular photo-sharing app Instagram in 2018 over concerns about the growing risk of antitrust scrutiny, according to a document shown at a trial in Washington on Tuesday.

BBC · 1d

Zuckerberg defends Instagram purchase in Meta monopoly trial

The FTC is trying to prove that Meta unfairly dominated the market through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Meta won’t let you use Apple Intelligence in Instagram or Facebook

If you use Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Threads, you should know that Meta doesn't let you use Apple ...

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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 ...

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in antitrust case

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized in federal court on Wednesday that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies — not to take out competitors, as the Federal Trade ...

At Meta Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Defends Tactics With Rivals

The chief executive testified for a third day in a landmark antitrust trial accusing his company of quashing competition ...

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Spinning off Instagram, the decline of ‘friending’ and other takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg at the FTC monopoly trial

CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp on the stand this week during the start of trial over the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade ...

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FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals

Former Meta Coo Sheryl Sandberg testified in federal court Wednesday that Meta was willing to block advertisements from ...

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg initially offered FTC a mere $450M in failed bid to settle antitrust case: report

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly extended a paltry offer of just $450 million to settle the landmark FTC antitrust case that ...

Facebook owner Meta faces existential threat at trial over Instagram, WhatsApp

WASHINGTON—Facebook parent Meta Platforms faces a high-stakes trial in Washington starting on Monday on claims it built an ...

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