July 06, 2022
Meta has told a D.C. federal court that the Federal Trade Commission is refusing to turn over material from its reviews of Facebook's Instagram and WhatsApp purchases before they closed — the deals at the core of the FTC's antitrust case against the social media giant.
June 16, 2022
Meta asked a D.C. federal judge Thursday to help it subpoena the Chinese parent companies of TikTok and WeChat, arguing their U.S. affiliates do not have all the information the Facebook parent needs to rebut Federal Trade Commission allegations of a largely uncontested monopoly.
March 17, 2022
Twitter, Snap Inc. and other social media and technology giants banded together Wednesday to ask the D.C. federal judge overseeing the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Meta Platforms to restrict Meta's ability to see their confidential business information.
March 15, 2022
Meta Platforms Inc. called out its government and private antitrust antagonists in separate court discovery filings Monday, criticizing the Federal Trade Commission for trying to guard sensitive material from the company's rivals even as the agency argues that the Facebook successor has "almost no competitors."
March 03, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Facebook successor Meta won't be ready for trial until at least 2024, and even then it will be bifurcated and start with a "liability" phase, under a scheduling order a D.C. federal judge approved Thursday.
February 28, 2022
A D.C. federal judge said Monday that he hopes the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., will not be bogged down in discovery disputes, as he handled more scheduling proposal disagreements "than I think I've seen on any case."
February 24, 2022
Meta Platforms Inc. wants more time to prepare for trial in the Federal Trade Commission's challenge to Facebook's years-old purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram, with the agency pushing for a December 2023 trial start date.
January 14, 2022
A D.C. federal court ruling permitting the Federal Trade Commission to pursue its challenge to Facebook's years-old purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram is only the beginning of what's likely to be a long road for the litigation.
January 13, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission has a new roadmap for its antitrust case accusing Facebook of illegally maintaining a monopoly over personal social networking, after a D.C. federal judge said the agency's amended complaint plausibly backs claims of the social media giant's market dominance.
January 11, 2022
A D.C. federal court handed the Federal Trade Commission a big win Tuesday, rejecting a bid from Facebook to escape the agency's bolstered enforcement action accusing the company of illegally maintaining its monopoly over personal social networking.