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key takeaways
- Meta went to court on Monday against the Federal Trade Commission in a historical no -confidence case.
- If the test ends in favor of FTC, the meta may be forced to sell apps such as Instagram and WhatsApp.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has allegedly sought help from the Trump administration in resolving the case.
Meta (meta) went to court on Monday against the Federal Trade Commission in a historic antitrust case that could force the social media Titan to sell Instagram or WhatsApp.
The FTC complaint was originally filed in 2021, alleging that Meta was engaged in an “illegal purchase-or-BST scheme” to maintain its dominance and acquired innovative competitors with popular mobile facilities, where Facebook’s own offerings became flat or collapsed. “
If the test ends in favor of FTC, Meta can be forced to break its social media holdings by selling apps such as Instagram or social messaging platform WhatsApp.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg searched to help the Trump administration to resolve the case
A few weeks after the trial, when Zuckerberg allegedly visited the White House, President Donald Trump helped to resolve the FTC case, according to reporting, new York Times,
According to reports, the CEO of Meta has also seen the administration to help in imposing fines from the European Commission.
In a statement in the weekend, Meta Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Newstad said, “It is absurd that FTC is trying to break a great American company at the same time, at the same time the administration is trying to save Chinese-owned Ticketkok.”
Meta’s shares slipped about 2% in recent trading on Monday. The stock is 9% below in 2025 so far.
