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Spinning off Instagram, the decline of ‘friending’ and other takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg at the FTC monopoly trial
CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp on the stand this week during the start of trial over the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade ...
Zuckerberg tells court he made WhatsApp, Instagram better
While testifying in court, the Meta CEO said WhatsApp and Instagram probably wouldn’t have been successful on their own.
Zuckerberg underscores TikTok competition as Meta fights monopoly allegations
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized Wednesday that his social media company faces stiff competition from TikTok, as Meta ...
Meta's Zuckerberg eyed Instagram spinoff amid antitrust scrutiny, document shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off popular photo-sharing app Instagram in 2018 over concerns about the growing ...
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg initially offered FTC a mere $450M in failed bid to settle antitrust case: report
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly extended a paltry offer of just $450 million to settle the landmark FTC antitrust case that ...
Mark Zuckerberg on the stand: ‘Crazy,’ ‘scary’ ideas led him to buy Instagram and WhatsApp
Mark Zuckerberg was the leadoff witness in an antitrust case against Meta – one filed under the first term of the president he's now cozying up to.
Mark Zuckerberg once suggested wiping all Facebook friends lists to boost usage
Zuckerberg floated the idea of considering “wiping everyone’s graphs” — their friends lists — “and having them start again,” ...
Mark Zuckerberg sounds salty about Snapchat rejecting his offer to buy the app
The failed acquisition bid was highlighted on Tuesday while Mark Zuckerberg was on the witness stand in Meta's blockbuster ...