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Meta’s Future Lies With Judge as FTC Antitrust Trial Ends
Meta Platforms has done all it can in court to fight back at the US Federal Trade Commission’s claims that…
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WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that his messaging company had no plans to build social networking features to compete with…
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Meta Asks Judge to Rule that FTC Failed to Prove its Monopoly Case
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case…
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The FTC puts off enforcing its ‘click-to-cancel’ rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was set to start enforcing the remaining provisions of its “click-to-cancel” rule on May 14th,…
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US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the de-facto federal privacy regulator, said on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposal…
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FTC loses appeal to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal that already happened
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition…
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Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups
Uber Technologies was sued by the US Federal Trade Commission, which claims the rideshare and delivery company hurt consumers through…
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Meta’s Zuckerberg Eyed Instagram Spinoff Amid Antitrust Scrutiny, Document Shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off popular photo-sharing app Instagram in 2018 over concerns about the growing risk of…
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Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial
Making Instagram a separate company. Buying Snapchat. Wiping everyone’s Facebook friends. Creating a feed of only ads. These were some…
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Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Disputes US Antitrust Case in Trial Testimony
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday at a high-stakes trial in Washington over US antitrust enforcers’…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Donald Trump to Avoid Antitrust Trial: Report
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying US President Donald Trump to agree to a settlement that would prevent the company from facing an antitrust trial later this month, the…
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FTC tells staff to stop calling the agency ‘independent’ in complaints
Staff at the Federal Trade Commission have been instructed to no longer refer to the agency as “independent” in complaints,…
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