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 ...

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

A federal judge ruled that the FTC failed to prove Meta formed a monopoly through its acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram.

Meta Defeats FTC’s Antitrust Case Alleging Social-Media Monopoly

The ruling denies the agency’s attempt to force the Facebook parent to unwind its Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions.
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Federal Judge Says Meta is Not a Monopoly, Ending FTC’s Long-running Antitrust Case Against the Social Media Company

A District of Columbia federal judge has ruled that Meta does not have a monopoly in the market for social media in the United States, rejecting ...

Meta does not hold social-media monopoly, judge rules in FTC antitrust case

Meta, the FTC had argued, has maintained a monopoly by pursuing CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s strategy, “expressed in 2008: ‘It is ...

Litigators of the Week: Meta Fends Off FTC’s Social Media Monopoly Case at Trial

U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg found the agency didn’t prove its claims that Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram in ...
Los Angeles Times

Judge rejects FTC case, says Meta doesn’t hold social media monopoly

A federal judge rules that Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions did not give it monopoly power over social media. The ruling spares the Menlo Park-based company from possible ...
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FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as ...

FBI, FTC warn scammers are imitating major retailers, luxury brands

Aspirational brands such as Apple and Coach are popular with scammers.

Meta wins antitrust case, judge rules company does not hold a social media monopoly

A US federal judge dismissed the FTC’s landmark antitrust lawsuit against Meta, ruling the company does not hold a social ...