Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testified Monday on the first day of an antitrust trial that could force the tech titan to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission has alleged that the social media giant bought the two apps when they were starting out to maintain its market monopoly.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the witness stand on the first day of a historic antitrust trial to defend his company against allegations it illegally monopolised the social media market.
The trial could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups Meta bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney Daniel Matheson called Zuckerberg as the first witness, as it seeks to prove that Meta acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to preserve its monopoly in the social networking space.
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“The way I read this message is that I’m not happy about how we’re executing on that project,” Zuckerberg said.
(FRANCE 24 with AP and AFP)
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