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Meta's Zuckerberg Eyed Instagram Spinoff Amid Antitrust Scrutiny, Document Shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over concerns about growing risk of antitrust scrutiny. The document was shown during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the Us Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Disputes US Antitrust Case in Trial Testimony
Mark Zuckerberg testified in a US antitrust trial this week. The FTC is seeking to force Meta to restructure Instagram and WhatsApp, challenging its reliance on ad revenue and its dominance in the social networking space. Meta has argued that its purchases of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 have benefited users.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Gurgaon Police File Case Over Social Media Advertisements For Sale Of Arms
The Gurugram police have registered a case over advertisements on Facebook and WhatsApp for unauthorised sale of weapons, a police officer said on Friday.
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Meta Seeks Secret Information From Rivals, Over 100 Firms Subpoenaed in FTC Lawsuit
Meta reportedly subpoenaed 132 companies, including social media firms and rivals like Snap, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Clubhouse. The Facebook parent company is looking for details from its rivals to fight a 2020 US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that it monopolised the social media market after it acquired messaging app WhatsApp ...
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On WhatsApp Plea Against Probe Into Privacy Policy, All Set For Key Judgment
Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging Competition Commission order for investigation
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Facebook Parent Meta Withdraws Policy Guidance Request for Content Moderation of Posts on Russia-Ukraine War
Facebook owner Meta has withdrawn request for content moderation policy guidance from its Oversight Board for posts related to Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine. A Meta spokesman declined to give more information about the policies.
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Facebook, Instagram Banned by Russia on ‘Extremism’ Charges Amid Ukraine Crisis
A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.
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Facebook-Parent Meta Defends Policy on Calls for Violence That Angered Russia
Facebook-owner Meta said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."
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Meta Antitrust Lawsuit Should Be Allowed by Court to Proceed, US FTC Says
The US Federal Trade Commission said that a federal court should allow an antitrust lawsuit it filed against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to go forward as the company has "interfered with the competitive process by targeting nascent threats through exclusionary conduct."
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker NSO Group: US Appeals Court
A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
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Facebook Again Asks Judge to Dismiss US Lawsuit to Force Sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook asked a judge to dismiss the US government's revised antitrust case that seeks to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Facebook Accused of Buying and Burying Rivals by US FTC in Renewed Antitrust Fight
The US Federal Trade Commission refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Of WhatsApp, Facebook Till August 27
The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing, till August 27, on the pleas by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the central government's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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Meta's Zuckerberg Eyed Instagram Spinoff Amid Antitrust Scrutiny, Document Shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over concerns about growing risk of antitrust scrutiny. The document was shown during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the Us Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Disputes US Antitrust Case in Trial Testimony
Mark Zuckerberg testified in a US antitrust trial this week. The FTC is seeking to force Meta to restructure Instagram and WhatsApp, challenging its reliance on ad revenue and its dominance in the social networking space. Meta has argued that its purchases of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 have benefited users.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Gurgaon Police File Case Over Social Media Advertisements For Sale Of Arms
The Gurugram police have registered a case over advertisements on Facebook and WhatsApp for unauthorised sale of weapons, a police officer said on Friday.
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Meta Seeks Secret Information From Rivals, Over 100 Firms Subpoenaed in FTC Lawsuit
Meta reportedly subpoenaed 132 companies, including social media firms and rivals like Snap, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Clubhouse. The Facebook parent company is looking for details from its rivals to fight a 2020 US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that it monopolised the social media market after it acquired messaging app WhatsApp ...
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On WhatsApp Plea Against Probe Into Privacy Policy, All Set For Key Judgment
Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging Competition Commission order for investigation
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Facebook Parent Meta Withdraws Policy Guidance Request for Content Moderation of Posts on Russia-Ukraine War
Facebook owner Meta has withdrawn request for content moderation policy guidance from its Oversight Board for posts related to Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine. A Meta spokesman declined to give more information about the policies.
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Facebook, Instagram Banned by Russia on ‘Extremism’ Charges Amid Ukraine Crisis
A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.
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Facebook-Parent Meta Defends Policy on Calls for Violence That Angered Russia
Facebook-owner Meta said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."
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Meta Antitrust Lawsuit Should Be Allowed by Court to Proceed, US FTC Says
The US Federal Trade Commission said that a federal court should allow an antitrust lawsuit it filed against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to go forward as the company has "interfered with the competitive process by targeting nascent threats through exclusionary conduct."
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker NSO Group: US Appeals Court
A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
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Facebook Again Asks Judge to Dismiss US Lawsuit to Force Sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook asked a judge to dismiss the US government's revised antitrust case that seeks to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Facebook Accused of Buying and Burying Rivals by US FTC in Renewed Antitrust Fight
The US Federal Trade Commission refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Of WhatsApp, Facebook Till August 27
The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing, till August 27, on the pleas by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the central government's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
