April 12, 2023
Meta Platforms has pushed back against a Federal Trade Commission information request in the monopolization case against the social media giant, saying it is "impossible" to comply with the agency's demand for a detailed account of every update the company has made to WhatsApp and Instagram since they were acquired.
March 30, 2023
A D.C. federal court has denied Meta's bid to force the Federal Trade Commission to provide more information about how the agency defines the personal social networking market it alleges is being monopolized.
March 27, 2023
A D.C. federal judge said during a hearing over discovery disputes Monday that Meta and the Federal Trade Commission can choose either to reassess specific documents the FTC thinks were improperly withheld or randomly review 1,000 of the nearly 100,000 entries over which Meta has claimed privilege.
March 23, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has urged a D.C. federal judge to once against deny Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc.'s request for information the agency obtained during its review of the social media giant's acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing the company is asking for access to documents the court previously deemed privileged.
March 14, 2023
Meta Platforms told a District of Columbia federal judge Tuesday that it resolved its fight to obtain records from the New York Times that the social media giant said were "critical" to show that instead of monopolizing the personal social network market, as the government alleges, it faces a slew of competitors.
March 08, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday it won't wade into Meta Platforms' bid to force The New York Times to produce material the company says shows it doesn't monopolize personal social networking, except to point out that Meta mischaracterized the FTC's market definition position.
March 06, 2023
Meta asked a District of Columbia federal judge to force The New York Times to hand over material the social media giant says is "critical" to showing that instead of monopolizing personal social networking as the Federal Trade Commission alleges, it faces an array of competition.
February 27, 2023
Meta has asked a D.C. federal judge to force the Federal Trade Commission to explain its definition for the personal social networking market the Facebook parent company allegedly monopolizes, and to explain why that market excludes such "commonly known competitors as Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok."
January 23, 2023
Meta Platforms may soon need help forcing third-party companies to comply with its document demands as the Facebook successor defends against Federal Trade Commission monopolization claims, the company indicated in a D.C. federal court filing Friday.
January 02, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.