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Why did the Federal Trade Commission reject Facebook's antitrust lawsuit?

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook to move forward, rejecting Facebook’s request to dismiss the case and handing the agency a major victory in its quest to curtail the power of the biggest tech companies. ...

Will US antitrust officials break up Facebook's parent company?

Link Copied! US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the social media giant, which had argued the complaint should be dismissed. ...

Is Facebook violating US antitrust law?

Facebook is currently under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for potential violations of US antitrust law. The company announced this during its second quarter earnings announcement, stating that the online technology industry and Facebook have received increased regulatory scrutiny in the past quarter. ...

What is happening with Facebook and the FTC?

The Department of Justice announced in July 2019 that it will begin an antitrust review of market-leading online platforms, including Facebook. Earlier today, Facebook and the FTC announced the terms of a settlement of an entirely separate investigation over the company’s privacy practices. ...

Is Facebook the first tech giant the FTC is targeting?

Facebook confirms it is the first tech giant to be targeted by the FTC in sweeping antitrust probes. In addition, in July 2019, the Department of Justice announced that it will begin an antitrust review of market-leading online platforms. ...

Why did the FTC reject Facebook?

The rejection of Facebook’s motion was a victory for the FTC after its original lawsuit was dismissed by Boasberg last year. At the time, the judge said the agency had “failed to plead enough facts to plausibly establish” that the company had monopoly power over the social network market and employed a “buy or bury” approach to surmount its rivals. ...