Meta Asks Judge to Dismiss FTC's Antitrust Case in Instagram, WhatsApp Deals

Meta asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the social media giant, arguing that the agency failed to prove that its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp harmed consumers. “From the very beginning, the FTC has failed to state a plausible claim, and the agency has done nothing to build its case through the discovery process to prove otherwise,” Meta said in a press release.