Meta won in court --- Not a monopoly and keeps Instagram and WhatsApp

[greatpornlinks]

Meta is not going to be forced to sell it's Instagram and WhatsApp.


https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/tech/met ... t-monopoly


" Meta scored a major win on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that it is not a social networking monopoly, shooting down an argument from the US Federal Trade Commission that it should be forced to spin off two of its most popular platforms.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in 2020, accusing it of violating antitrust law by acquiring nascent, would-be rivals Instagram and WhatsApp to avoid having to compete with them. The seven-week trial in the case saw testimony from a series of prominent figures, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who argued that the company has plenty of competition from platforms including YouTube and TikTok.

Federal judge James Boasberg agreed with the company’s argument in his Tuesday opinion, saying that TikTok and YouTube prevent Meta from monopolizing the social network market. He also noted that Meta’s apps and the social media landscape have changed since the FTC filed its case, most recently because of AI-generated content, which undermined the agency’s arguments.

“Meta holds no monopoly in the relevant market,” he wrote.

FTC Director of Public Affairs Joe Simonson said in a statement that the agency is reviewing its options following the decision.

“We are deeply disappointed in this decision,” Simonson said. “The deck was always stacked against us with Judge Boasberg, who is currently facing articles of impeachment. We are reviewing all our options.” "

[TheButcher]

Truth is there are a handful of apps and they might not be a monopoly since they are not all owned by one person or legal entity, in fact it is an oligopoly. Count how many people or corporations own the apps, it's a handful.

[NSWDave]

Twitter is the only app i really use every day and some times TikTok if they remain as they are all is good for me

[fantastico]

Zuckerberg must be thrilled

[TightAss]

Government lawyers sue and when they win get to make a name for themselves then they move onto big law firms making big bucks

[Abby]

I love Instagram leave it alone. I am not a user of Whatsapp but why mess with it.

[notty]

Meta is not going to be forced to sell it's Instagram and WhatsApp.


https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/tech/met ... t-monopoly


" Meta scored a major win on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that it is not a social networking monopoly, shooting down an argument from the US Federal Trade Commission that it should be forced to spin off two of its most popular platforms.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in 2020, accusing it of violating antitrust law by acquiring nascent, would-be rivals Instagram and WhatsApp to avoid having to compete with them. The seven-week trial in the case saw testimony from a series of prominent figures, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who argued that the company has plenty of competition from platforms including YouTube and TikTok.

Federal judge James Boasberg agreed with the company’s argument in his Tuesday opinion, saying that TikTok and YouTube prevent Meta from monopolizing the social network market. He also noted that Meta’s apps and the social media landscape have changed since the FTC filed its case, most recently because of AI-generated content, which undermined the agency’s arguments.

“Meta holds no monopoly in the relevant market,” he wrote.

FTC Director of Public Affairs Joe Simonson said in a statement that the agency is reviewing its options following the decision.

“We are deeply disappointed in this decision,” Simonson said. “The deck was always stacked against us with Judge Boasberg, who is currently facing articles of impeachment. We are reviewing all our options.” "

case closed move on

[Farang]

instagram never liked, but whatsapp have to use because it's a messenger of choice in the EU. mostly i use telegram though which is popular amongst webmasters and not so much amongst general public. it is the only one piece of software that came out of russia that is the best in it's category. but then again, can it be labelled russian software? i don't think so - Pavel Durov has left russia ages ago and not fond of his motherland afaik. not sure about his brother, is he still in russia?.. anyway, i got carried away a bit. carry on

[pornmafia]

Why is success considered bad,one company invests takes risks develops a product or service where so many people want it and they are considered the bad guy.