01/12/2022 at 16:42
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The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received the go-ahead to take Facebook to court over antitrust rules. The competition and consumer watchdog is trying to get Facebook, now called Meta, to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. An earlier version of the same action flopped last year for lack of details.
The FTC has since reviewed the case, and a federal judge said the claim is now “much stronger” and can move forward. Meta said he was sure he would prevail in court. The affirmation of the FTC revolves around the idea that Facebook had systematically bought out its rivals to eliminate competition, effectively giving themselves a monopoly.
Key examples were Instagram and WhatsApp, which Facebook acquired in 2012 and 2014.. The FTC was looking for “divestment”: the sale of those companies to eliminate the alleged monopoly. Considering the case in June 2021, Judge James Boasberg said the FTC had neither provided a justification for its delay in investigating the matter nor provided sufficient evidence to support its claims.
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