The US begins an ambitious lawsuit against Meta for the distorting of competition / day
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) believes that « Meta », which had already owned « Facebook », purchased « Instagram » in 2012 and in 2014 « WhatsApp » to eliminate competition, thus providing the company with a monopostatic.
The FTC evaluated and approved these transactions, but undertook to monitor their results. If the FTC wins this lawsuit, Mark Zakerberg, the head of Meta, might have to sell both Instagram and WhatsApp.
« Meta » previously expressed confidence in victory in the lawsuit, and experts point out that the company is likely to have the experience of using its use on Instagram after taking over this platform.
Both Zakerberg and the former executive director of the company, Sherila Sandberg, are expected to testify in the lawsuit, and the lawsuit could take several weeks.
Initially, the lawsuit against Meta was filed in December 2020 during the first administration of US President Donald Trump, and all the attention was paid to whether Tamp would ask FTC to lift the accusations, taking into account Zakerberg’s relations with the current US president.
