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Meta to Face Trial Over Whatsapp, Instagram Acquisitions

The Information · Sylvia Varnham O'Regan · last updated

The Federal Trade Commission’s bid to break up Meta Platforms moved a step forward Wednesday after a judge in Washington ruled the case will go to trial.

The FTC sued Meta in 2020, accusing the company of gaining an illegal monopoly over social media through its acquisitions of Instagram and …

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