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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 acquiring them.
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 ...
FTC Rests at Meta Monopoly Trial, Shifting Focus to Defense
The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up its case for breaking up Meta Platforms Inc. as an illegal social-media monopoly, ...
FTC Rests Case at Meta Monopoly Trial, Shifting Focus to Defense
(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up its case for breaking up Meta Platforms Inc. as an illegal ...
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Meta disputes monopoly claim, seeks dismissal of FTC lawsuit
In a court filing submitted on Thursday, the parent company of Facebook claimed the FTC’s case, presented over a five-week ...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta seeks mid-trial dismissal of FTC antitrust battle
Meta is battling a high-stakes antitrust case brought by the FTC, with the trial nearing a critical juncture. Meta has ...
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 ...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta seeks mid-trial dismissal of FTC antitrust battle
“After five weeks of trial, it is clear that the ... undercutting the FTC’s claim that Meta has maintained an unlawful monopoly. FTC’s case against Meta: A 'buy or bury' strategy The FTC ...
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FTC Rests at Meta Monopoly Trial, Shifting Focus to Defense
The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up its case Thursday for breaking up Meta Platforms ... media monopoly, with the company now set to lay out its defense in the ongoing antitrust trial.
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Meta wants FTC's monopoly lawsuit thrown out—Here's why
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the US ...
What we learned from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri's testimony at the Meta antitrust trial
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri testified Thursday in the Meta antitrust trial in DC federal court.
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 ...