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What smart people are saying about Meta's argument that it's not a social media monopoly
Top antitrust experts think the FTC will have a tough time winning the trial — but there's still a real chance Meta will sell ...
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two ...
Meta Attorney Blasts FTC's Antitrust Case As "At War With The Facts And At War With The Law," Says It Ignores TikTok's Competitive Influence– Update
PT: Meta’s lede attorney blasted the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case, telling a federal judge that it was a “grab ...
FTC stays the course on antitrust enforcement in defending premerger rule
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a court filing last week defended its new rule requiring companies to provide more information upfront about prospective M&A deals as a “commonsense” update, ...
National Law Review4d
One Year Later, FTC’s Noncompete Ban Remains on Life Support, as FTC Mulls Pulling the Plug
As readers of this blog will recall, last April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted along party lines to finalize a ...
FTC now has three Republicans and no Democrats instead of the typical 3-2 split
The FTC historically had a 3–2 partisan split, with the president's party having a one-seat advantage. But President Trump ...
National Law Review1d
FTC Issues RFI on Anti-Competitive Regulations
On April 14, 2025, following President Trump’s recently issued executive order addressing regulatory barriers to competition, ...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Words Are About to Come Back to Bite Him
In a 2008 email, Mark Zuckerberg wrote that “it is better to buy than to compete.” Now, the Federal Trade Commission is ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)4d
How Meta’s blockbuster antitrust trial could have major implications for big tech
A blockbuster antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission is underway. The government alleges the company ...
RealClearPolitics3d
FTC v. Meta Is All About Politics, Not Antitrust Law
The FTC’s playbook hinges on the argument that ... This is not how antitrust law works. Facebook took a huge risk and won, but only for a time. What kind of message does it send to innovators ...