An Instagram executive cited estimates that as much of 40% of all engagement on the app was fake. ink drop – stock.adobe.com “I think what you’re saying at the end of the day is you think we ...

The FTC argues that Meta’s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp are “killer acquisitions” that prevented those companies from competing and it was a mistake to have allowed those deals years ...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram rolled out new safety features for kids on Wednesday – while admitting that it was forced to ...

Starting today, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will face a Federal Trade Commission trial that is aiming to undo its acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram from a decade ago. The U.S. agency filed ...

President Trump’s selection of Andrew Ferguson to Chair the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Gail Slater to head the ...

FTC could be in trouble as Meta antitrust trial enters second week, expert says FTC will have 'tough row to hoe' in move to break up Meta's WhatsApp and Instagram apps, says antitrust lawyer ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta have wrapped up a six-week trial over the Facebook and Instagram parent’s alleged social networking monopoly, leaving the final decision in the hands ...

Meta Goes on Trial for Instagram Acquisition: ‘They Decided That Competition Was Too Hard’ The FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company begins in Washington, D.C.

The FTC first sued Facebook - now subsumed under parent company Meta - in 2020, arguing that it illegally acquired WhatsApp and Instagram as part of a larger strategy to buy and crush up-and ...

At the time, Facebook struggled to adapt its service for mobile devices, the FTC says. The FTC seeks to force Meta to restructure or sell parts of its business including Instagram and WhatsApp.

He’s affirming the FTC’s view that the way people use and see apps like Instagram and Facebook is different from how they use and view other apps like TikTok or Pinterest.

Mark Zuckerberg’s well-timed acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, in 2012 and 2014 respectively, helped his social media empire reach billions of people. More than a decade later, the U.S ...