Meta motioned to end the case last April, but Boasberg denied it, ruling in November that the company must face trial. In a small victory for Meta, however, Boasberg did dismiss the FTC's ...

He has now set the case trial for April 14. During the Trump administration, the FTC sued Meta, then called Facebook, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush ...

FTC attorney Daniel Matheson said he estimates that a trial will take 10 to 12 weeks, while Meta lawyer Mark Hansen estimated four to six weeks. The case is Federal Trade Commission v.

Meta will face off against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday in a high-stakes antitrust trial that could result in the company divesting Instagram and WhatsApp. Stream Los Angeles News ...

Meta Platforms Inc. faces an April 14 trial in the Federal Trade Commission’s long-running antitrust lawsuit to break up the company. US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the trial ...