Meta has I made a movement To judge the issue of anti -monopoly Fighting currently in court. The suggestion argues that the FBC has failed to provide any evidence that Meta monopolizes an illegal part of the social media market, which is something that the government argues that it was established through Instagram and WhatsApp.
The deposit this evening was presented shortly after the FTC break in its case in a long trial before the provincial court judge, James Boasberg. “After five weeks of trial, it is clear that the Federal Trade Committee has failed to meet the legal criterion required under the Anti -Monopathy Law,” said Meta spokesman Christopher. “Regardless, we will present our condition to show what every 17 -year -old child knows in the world: Instagram is competing with Tiktok (YouTube, X and many other applications). FTC has spent tens of millions of taxpayers who bring a weak condition with the market definition ignores reality.”
The partial results are required for the judge to consider the advantages of the case before it is fully discussed in the court, in an attempt to accelerate its solution. It is still scheduled to move forward in the trial, as Meta was fired in its defense against FTC allegations, but the deposit provides a preview of its case.
As Meta’s lawyers did in interrogation, it aims to describe the agency to launch the “personal social network services” market that people use to exchange information with family and friends. And it argues that FTC has failed to show Meta the quality of its services (a major sign that the company lacks competition) or that it bought Instagram to neutralize a potential competitor.
FTC has made its case with a testimony from many prominent players in Meta, including Instagram Kevin Systrom-who broadcast complaints about Dead treatment for his company – And her current head, Adam Museri, Those who gave more optimism. Meta appeared by emphasizing the company’s ongoing struggles against social networks that do not consider FTC full competitors, especially Tiktok, which, in war for those who are 17 years old mentioned above, depicts Meta as the continuous scourge.
