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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. META PLATFORMS, INC.

  1. 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."

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. May 11, 2021

    Judge Calls Facebook's Bid To Toss Enforcer Cases 'Serious'

    The D.C. district court judge overseeing antitrust suits against Facebook from state and federal enforcers said Tuesday that it's too early to discuss discovery, especially since the social media giant raised "serious challenges" to the cases with its dismissal bids.

  9. May 03, 2021

    FTC Fights Facebook Reading Of Justices' AMG Capital Ruling

    The Federal Trade Commission has told a D.C. district court that Facebook is wrong in saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling shows the commission lacks authority for its case accusing the social media giant of monopolizing the social networking market in the U.S. 

  10. April 28, 2021

    Rollback Of Restitution Power Leaves FTC Cases In Limbo

    The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last week in AMG Capital v. FTC all but stripped the Federal Trade Commission of its ability to recoup money from lawbreakers in federal court and the agency's pending cases are sure to feel the impact.

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