Meta faces antitrust trial: FTC’s case against Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions moves forward

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, to task over allegations that Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 were anticompetitive. A recent ruling in the case allowed the FTC’s key claims to proceed, marking a significant step in the government’s effort to curtail what it alleges…