Meta Platforms Inc. will face a somewhat scaled-back antitrust trial over its alleged dominance of social networking after a federal judge threw out some allegations by the US Federal Trade Commission,

FTC claims that Meta has a "monopoly" and has “wilfully” maintained that power by purchasing WhatsApp and Instagram.

Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, will stand trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking to break up the company over allegations

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that an FTC complaint alleging that Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were anticompetitive should proceed to a jury trial.

Meta’s acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram are under renewed scrutiny, as a court ruled the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against the tech giant will proceed.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing Facebook owner Meta of holding an illegal monopoly over social media can proceed to trial, handing the agency a victory after previous setbacks in making its case in court.

Meta Platforms Inc. will face a scaled-back antitrust trial over its alleged dominance of social networking after a federal judge threw out some allegations by the US Federal Trade Commission.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the social media giant’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. U.S.