Meta Asks Judge to Toss FTC Case, Citing Failure to Prove Company Violation

Meta asked a federal judge Thursday to toss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) case against the social media giant, arguing the agency failed to prove at trial that the company violated antitrust laws.  

The Facebook parent contends the agency failed to show that it has a monopoly over personal social networking and that its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were anticompetitive. 

“With the close of the FTC’s case, the trial record establishes that Meta Platforms, Inc. (‘Meta’) acquired Instagram and WhatsApp in order to improve them and expand its own portfolio of services – to better compete against many dynamic, innovative, and fierce rivals,” the company wrote in a court filing. “And Meta did just that.” 

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