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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. META PLATFORMS, INC.

  1. January 11, 2022

    FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Survives 2nd Dismissal Bid

    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.

  2. December 01, 2021

    Facebook Doubles Down On Dismissal Bid In FTC Dispute

    Facebook Inc. on Wednesday responded to the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to keep its latest antitrust suit against the social media giant alive, arguing that the agency's monopolization claims are backed by nothing more than "inapposite statistics and admitted assumptions to dress up conclusory speculation."

  3. November 17, 2021

    FTC Urges Court Not To Toss Facebook Monopolization Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday asked a D.C. federal court to preserve its latest antitrust complaint accusing Facebook of monopolizing personal social networking, arguing that its allegations are adequately pled and should survive the social media giant's latest dismissal bid. 

  4. October 04, 2021

    Facebook Says FTC's Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed Again

    Facebook urged a D.C. federal court Monday to throw out the Federal Trade Commission's latest antitrust complaint accusing the social media giant of monopolizing personal social networking, calling the suit "an attack on pro-competitive acquisitions the FTC itself cleared more than a decade ago."

  5. August 20, 2021

    FTC Hopes Updated Facebook Complaint Plugs Holes In Case

    The Federal Trade Commission has revamped its case accusing Facebook of illegally maintaining its monopoly over personal social networking in a new complaint, and experts say it fixes some of the major problems that got the initial version tossed.

  6. August 19, 2021

    FTC Takes Another Shot At Facebook In 3-2 Vote

    The Federal Trade Commission opted Thursday to try again in its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, voting 3-2 along party lines to file an amended complaint in D.C. federal court after its initial version, along with a suit by state attorneys general, was tossed in late June.

  7. July 23, 2021

    FTC Given Extra Time To File Amended Facebook Complaint

    A D.C. federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission three additional weeks to file its amended monopoly complaint against Facebook Inc., following an FTC extension bid that was not opposed by the social media giant.

  8. June 30, 2021

    FTC's Facebook Case Down, But Not Out, After Dismissal

    The Federal Trade Commission has a chance to revive its case accusing Facebook of antitrust violations despite a dismissal in D.C. federal court this week, but questions remain about the best path forward for the landmark challenge to the social media giant's purported dominance.

  9. June 28, 2021

    Facebook Dodges FTC And State Antitrust Actions, For Now

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday dismissed parallel enforcement actions from state enforcers and the Federal Trade Commission that accused Facebook of monopolization and sought to unwind the tech giant's past purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.

  10. May 24, 2021

    Google's Antitrust Win Irrelevant To Facebook Suit, AGs Say

    Facebook can't use Google's win against advertisers and publishers that challenged its digital advertising business as a way to escape parallel antitrust lawsuits, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general told a D.C. federal judge Friday.

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