Meta wins landmark ftc antitrust fight, keeps control of instagram and whatsapp meta won a significant antitrust victory after a judge ruled the ftc relied on outdated views of the market. A federal judge ruled that the ftc failed to prove meta formed a monopoly through its acquisitions of whatsapp and instagram. San francisco (ap) — meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off instagram and whatsapp after a judge ruled that the. Meta’s acquisitions of instagram and whatsapp did not illegally stifle competition in social networking, a judge found, a major win for the tech giant. Business | npr judge sides with meta in antitrust trial, will not spin off whatsapp and instagram a federal judge ruled against the federal trade commission's antitrust suit alleging that meta had. Meta’s acquisition of instagram and whatsapp did not create an illegal social media monopoly, a federal judge ruled tuesday, a decision that solidifies the future of the $1.5 trillion tech giant.
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