Meta's Landmark Antitrust Trial Opens With Focus on 2020 Election

Highlights The Federal Trade Commission began laying out its landmark antitrust case against Meta Platforms in federal district court on Monday (April 14). The FTC asserted that Meta chose to acquire competitors like Instagram and WhatsApp rather than compete. The FTC began investigating Meta prior to the 2020 election and filed the lawsuit in December of that year. The Federal Trade Commission began laying out its landmark antitrust case against Meta Platforms in federal district court in Washi ...