Trial To Break Up Zuckerberg’s Empire

In a landmark antitrust trial now under way in Washington, the US government is trying to force Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing that its dominance of personal social networking is illegal and harmful to competition.

Meta in the Dock as Trial Gets Under Way

One of the most significant antitrust battles in US tech history is now under way as Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) is facing off against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a legal showdown that could reshape not just its business but the entire social media landscape.