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Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.
District Judge James E. Boasberg rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s argument that Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp violated antitrust laws.
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp.
Facebook owner Meta can keep the WhatsApp mobile messaging app and the Instagram social media site in a federal trial brought by the FTC.
A Washington DC judge found that Meta does not have a monopoly on social media and will not have to sell off WhatsApp or Instagram.
Meta has introduced a new tool that helps creators on Facebook and Instagram safeguard their original content from being copied or shared without authorization.