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 ...

If the FTC is successful, Meta could be forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. Instagram, which Meta has owned for over a decade, accounts for half of the company's overall advertising revenue.

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.

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 ...

News National business FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it April 15, 2025 Updated Tue., April 15, 2025 at 3:54 p.m. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves an event ...