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Yesterday — 16 April 2025Main stream

At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp

The Meta chief executive testified in a landmark antitrust trial that it was business as usual when he bought rival apps. He denied he was trying to snuff out competitors.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, left, leaving federal court in Washington on Tuesday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly

Mr. Zuckerberg went to court on Monday in a trial focused on his social media company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The case could reshape Meta’s business.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

The Federal Trade Commission opened its first antitrust trial under the Trump administration by arguing that Meta’s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp deprived consumers of other social networking options.
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