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A federal judge ruled that Meta does not hold a monopoly over social networking after purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, ending a lengthy case brought by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a series of lawsuits against big tech companies.
The Federal Trade Commission sued the social media company in 2020, accusing it of maintaining a monopoly, years after it purchased competitors Instagram and WhatsApp.
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