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Meta ordered to face FTC’s antitrust lawsuit over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
A trial date in the case has not been set. The case is one of five blockbuster lawsuits where antitrust regulators at the FTC and Department of Justice are going after Big Tech. FTC Chair Lina Khan, above. Getty Images Meta had urged the judge to dismiss ...
FTC antitrust case against Meta can move to trial, court rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing Facebook owner Meta of holding an illegal monopoly over social media can proceed to trial, handing the agency a victory after previous setbacks in making its case in court.
Meta Wins Limits to FTC Instagram, WhatsApp Antitrust Suit
Meta Platforms Inc. will face a scaled-back antitrust trial over its alleged dominance of social networking after a federal judge threw out some allegations by the US Federal Trade Commission.
Meta must face trial in FTC antitrust lawsuit, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the social media giant’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. U.S.
Meta must face FTC trial that could separate Instagram and WhatsApp
In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Christopher Sgro said the company is “confident” the trial will show its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were “good”
Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social media,
Meta Will Get Its Unwanted Day in Antitrust Court
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that an FTC complaint alleging that Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were anticompetitive should proceed to a jury trial.

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Will Trump Adopt the Current FTC's Antitrust Posture?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under Chair Lina Khan took an aggressive approach to tackling anticompetitive behavior in ...
Matt Gaetz has a history of going after Big Tech. As Trump's attorney general he'd be tasked with enforcing antitrust laws.
Matt Gaetz has railed against Big Tech companies. If he becomes Trump's attorney general, he'd have legal power to act on his ...
FTC revamps antitrust clearance process to address evolved deal practice
Tod Northman and Ryan Kray of Tucker Ellis LLP discuss a final rule regarding premerger notification and report forms under ...
Meta will have to defend itself from antitrust claims after all
The Federal Trade Commission will get a chance to argue its case for Meta’s breakup in court. On Wednesday, US District Judge ...
Former DOJ antitrust lawyer Makan Delrahim angling for new role under Trump — but sources label him a ‘Google shill’
Pro-Big Tech forces are clearly trying to push his name to the Transition, and it is a full court press to get him considered ...
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FTC Fights Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm Deal as Khan Era Wraps
FTC lawsuit claims deal will stifle competition, raise prices Case represents one of last FTC merger trials led by Khan ...
A dealmaking frenzy is on the horizon as Biden’s top trustbuster faces the end of her tenure
Lina Khan’s days at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission, where she has overseen billions of dollars worth of scuttled corporate tie-ups — and become a political lightning rod — are numbered. And ...
Ex-Trump antitrust cop in touch with transition team about FTC chair job
Makan Delrahim, a top antitrust cop in Donald Trump’s first administration, has been in touch with the transition team in recent weeks about running the Federal Trade Commission, people familiar with ...