Judge James Boasberg ruled on Tuesday that Meta did not create an illegal social media monopoly when it purchased Instagram and WhatsApp.
In his decision, Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, rejected the Federal Trade Commission‘s claim that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, monopolized the “personal social networking” platform.
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