The ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/federal-trade-commission” target=”_blank”>Federal Trade Commission on Monday accused ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/meta” target=”_blank”>Meta of creating a monopoly that squelched competition by buying startups that stood in its way, kicking off a landmark antitrust trial that could dismantle a social media empire that has transformed how the world connects online.
In a packed courtroom in the US District Court of the District of Columbia, the FTC opened its first antitrust trial under the ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” target=”_blank” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/panache/panache-people-101/donald-trump/profileshow/79057526.cms”>Trump administration by arguing that Meta illegally cemented a monopoly in social networking by acquiring ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/instagram” target=”_blank”>Instagram and WhatsApp when they were tiny…
