US argues Meta built a social media monopolyThe FTC has launched a landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of illegally monopolizing social media by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to...
15 Apr, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
Amazon and Meta settle UK investigations with pledges to refrain from unfair practicesThe Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from the US tech companies to close the investigations into their o...
03 Nov, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
Meta to contest EU antitrust charges at July 13 hearingThe European Commission sent a charge sheet to the world's most popular social network last December, singling out two practices that showe...
13 Jul, 2023, 12.49 AM IST
Meta loses as top EU court backs antitrust regulators over privacy breach checksAntitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, Europe's top cou...
04 Jul, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Feuding law firms in Facebook antitrust case told to make peaceIn a court order, U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco appointed Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sull...
22 Feb, 2023, 07.43 AM IST
US Chamber sides with Facebook in antitrust appealThe Chamber, along with the Computer and Communications Industry Association and Business Roundtable, argued that the district court judge ...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.56 AM IST
US govt sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filingIt was the second try by the Federal Trade Commission, after a federal judge in June dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook ...
19 Aug, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
Facebook asks court to dismiss US government, states antitrust casesThe FTC and states accused Facebook of breaking antitrust law to keep smaller competitors at bay and snapping up social media rivals, like ...
11 Mar, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Biden should expand antitrust cases, break up tech companies, says high-profile groupThe American Economic Liberties Project, an influential Washington-based anti-monopoly group, issued a report with guidance for antitrust e...
12 Jan, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
Facebook, Google agree to assist one another and cooperateThe WSJ report cited a draft version of the complaint filed by 10 US states without redactions in the public version. It accused Google of ...
23 Dec, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
US sues Facebook over its WhatsApp, Instagram acquisition; alleges it crushed smaller rivalsThe landmark antitrust lawsuits, announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James, mark the second maj...
11 Dec, 2020, 06.45 AM IST
Win, Lose or Settle: Facebook antitrust lawsuits will take years to resolveThe Federal Trade Commission and a major coalition of states are asking that Facebook be forced to sell WhatsApp and Instagram, saying it u...
10 Dec, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
Facebook poised to face antitrust suit with FTC decision nearA final decision about suing the company rests with the five-member commission. The commission met on Thursday to discuss the case.
24 Oct, 2020, 06.59 AM IST
One of big tech's most prominent critics has side gig working for Amazon, AppleAs antitrust probes intensify, the potential for conflicts could multiply as regulators and companies hire experts who can play a crucial r...
17 Jul, 2020, 11.09 PM IST
Antitrust allegations against Facebook's WhatsApp in IndiaThe complaint comes at a time when WhatsApp is working to launch its payments platform in India.
16 May, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
ET Edit: Pay for content, Google & FacebookWhile media organisations invest money, time and effort to create content, the digital platforms display the content without paying for it....
22 Apr, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Facebook co-founder's breakup call meets $539 billion hurdleFacebook also boasts more than 2 billion regular users, literally spanning the globe with its reach.
11 May, 2019, 03.12 PM IST