Meta faces an existential threat in a trial on Instagram and WhatsApp

Alghad - 14/04
Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook (its symbol Meta.O), is facing a fateful trial in Washington that begins today, Monday, for accusations of building an illegal monopoly in the field of social media by acquiring in Instagram and WhatsApp billions of dollars. The regulatory authorities to combat monopoly in the United States are calling for the abolition of these deals.

Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook (its symbol Meta.O), is facing a fateful trial in Washington that begins today, Monday, for accusations of building an illegal monopoly in the field of social media by acquiring in Instagram and WhatsApp billions of dollars. The regulatory authorities to combat monopoly in the United States are calling for the abolition of these deals.

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The US Federal Trade Committee (FTC) claims that the acquisitions, which took place more than a decade, were aimed at eliminating potential competitors who could threaten ...
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