Meta is accused of creating an illegal social networking monopoly thanks to its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram more than ...

After weeks of arguments in the Federal Trade Commission's monopoly trial, Meta is done defending its decade-plus-old ...

For five weeks, the Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to imagine a world where Instagram and WhatsApp flourished ...

Meta's acquisition of WhatsApp is a key part of the case, with FTC lawyers arguing that Meta viewed the messaging app as a ...

In its telling of this alternate present, Instagram and WhatsApp are shadows of what they are in our world. They lacked the resources, expertise, and vision to become robust and valuable online ...

Meta concluded its defense in the FTC’s antitrust trial, calling WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton and a former Instagram ...

That process could still take years to play out. If Meta wins outright, the FTC is expected to quickly appeal. But Boasberg's ruling will only address whether the company violated the law. If he sides ...

Acton challenges the US Federal Trade Commission's allegations that Meta's acquisition of WhatsApp eliminated a potential ...

After six weeks of testimony and 38 witnesses, it is now up to Judge James E. Boasberg to make history, whichever way he rules.

Since President Donald Trump took office in January and replaced former FTC Chair Lina Khan with Andrew Ferguson, the U.S.

Meta has filed a motion requesting a US federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust lawsuit.

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ...