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Did WhatsApp really need Meta?
In its telling of this alternate present, Instagram and WhatsApp are shadows of what they are in our world. They lacked the ...
Meta asks judge to toss FTC case
Meta asked a federal judge Thursday to toss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) case against the social media giant, arguing ...
FTC Rests at Meta Monopoly Trial, Shifting Focus to Defense
The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up its case Thursday for breaking up Meta Platforms Inc. as an illegal social-media ...
Here’s What Meta Argued to Fend Off Monopoly Claims in Landmark Trial
The social media company called only a handful of witnesses as it sought to prove it helped Instagram and WhatsApp after ...
Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly case
Rather than enshittification, what Meta did to Instagram could be considered "a consumer-welfare bonanza," Meta argued, while ...
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Meta seeks dismissal of FTC antitrust lawsuit
Meta has filed a motion requesting a US federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust lawsuit.
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial
Meta has filed a motion for judgment on the antitrust case it’s currently fighting in court. The motion argues that the ...
Meta says no evidence it monopolized social media market, asks Judge to throw out antitrust case
Meta addresses the FTC's complaints over Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions It says quality and output have improved since ...
Does Meta Have a Social Media Monopoly? Here’s What the U.S. Has Argued.
The government showed hundreds of internal documents as it sought to prove that the social media company bought Instagram and ...
Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections
Meta declined to comment further on the company's vision for social media's future. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson told Ars that "the FTC’s lawsuit against Meta defies reality," claiming that it ...
Meta Shares Usage Insights in FTC Trial
Meta’s ongoing court battle against the FTC, which could result in Meta being forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp due to ...
Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the U.S.