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 ...

Meta notes that the FTC had a chance to challenge the deals — for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — and permitted them to proceed.

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

Meta's CEO is back in a Washington courtroom fighting for the shape of its empire. The FTC’s antitrust suit argues that 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 ...

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 ...

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson (right) at court on Monday. Getty Images “Instagram can hurt us meaningfully without becoming a huge business,” Zuckerberg wrote at the time.

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.

This point supports the FTC’s argument that Instagram could have grown to its current size without relying on Meta’s infrastructure. Day 8: Thursday, April 24 ...

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 ...