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Winbuzzer<p>Meta Antitrust Trial Opens Under Shadow of Whistleblower Claims and Political Maneuvering</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Whistleblowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whistleblowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/20/meta-antitrust-trial-opens-under-shadow-of-whistleblower-claims-and-political-maneuvering-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/04/20/meta-</span><span class="invisible">antitrust-trial-opens-under-shadow-of-whistleblower-claims-and-political-maneuvering-xcxwbn/</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>23andMe bankruptcy under congressional investigation for customer data</p><p>congressmen are the latest government officials to raise concerns about 23andMe’s commitment to data security, as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Federal Trade Commission have sent the company similar letters in recent weeks. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bankruptcy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigdata</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/23andme-bankruptcy-investigation-genetic-data-congress.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/04/17/23andme-ba</span><span class="invisible">nkruptcy-investigation-genetic-data-congress.html</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Verge: FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp. “The FTC first brought the case in late 2020. While it was initially thrown out by the judge, he let an amended version move forward after the government beefed up details about why it thinks Meta is a monopoly. This phase of the trial will help the judge determine if Meta is liable for breaking antitrust […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/ftc-v-meta-live-the-latest-from-the-battle-over-instagram-and-whatsapp-the-verge/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/ftc-v-meta-live-the-latest-from-the-battle-over-instagram-and-whatsapp-the-verge/</a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>15 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotels</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> investigated by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> over possible <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pricefixing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pricefixing</span></a><br>🤦‍♂️"meeting monthly to ex🔺️ info incl <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/occupancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occupancy</span></a>, ave room fees charged &amp; project'ns re'g future <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pricing</span></a> 🔺️s. Ref'd by hotels as "front reservation meetings” e practice had been going for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decades</span></a>.. consists of Imperial, New Otani, Okura, Hyatt Regency, Metropolitan, Keio Plaza, Cerulean Twr Tokyu, Chinzanzo, Asakusa View, Palace, Royal Park, Dai Ichi, Prince Park Twr, Grand Nikko Daiba &amp; Sheraton Miyako"<br><a href="https://soranews24.com/2025/04/19/15-famous-hotels-in-tokyo-investigated-by-fair-trade-commission-over-possible-price-fixing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soranews24.com/2025/04/19/15-f</span><span class="invisible">amous-hotels-in-tokyo-investigated-by-fair-trade-commission-over-possible-price-fixing/</span></a></p>
psuPete<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LLRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLRX</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@bespacific" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bespacific</span></a></span> </p><p>Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 19, 2025</p><p>Five highlights from this week: Text Message Scams Cost Consumers $470 Million in 2024, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> Reports; Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared; Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to 'Immediately' Self-Deport; <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> Tightens Access As Evidence Mounts of AI Model Mimicry; and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> Just Paid <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’.</p><p>Posted in: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Big Data, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Email, Financial System, Legal Research, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> Search Engines </p><p><a href="https://www.llrx.com/2025/04/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-april-19-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">llrx.com/2025/04/pete-recommen</span><span class="invisible">ds-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-april-19-2025/</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>‘The key challenge for the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> will be convincing James <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Boasberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boasberg</span></a>, the presiding judge, that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> has dominated — in part via acquisitions — a “personal social-networking” market focused on friends-and-family connections, which does not include <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> or Google’s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a>.’<br><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Eh1d3k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">on.ft.com/3Eh1d3k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Christoph Derndorfer-Medosch<p>I frankly speaking didn't expect much from the FTC's case against Facebook. But reading through <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>'s piece, I think I should grab some popcorn and a cold beverage, sit back, and enjoy the show. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> </p><p>"Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case" - <br><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/18/chatty-zucky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/04/18/cha</span><span class="invisible">tty-zucky/</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Text scams grow to steal hundreds of millions of dollars <a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/04/text-scams-grow-to-steal-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">malwarebytes.com/blog/news/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/text-scams-grow-to-steal-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/textscams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textscams</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/damages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damages</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a></p>
RedRobot<p>OpenAI's rumored $400M acquisition of AI code automation startup Windsurf could intensify competition in developer tools, challenging GitHub Copilot and Anthropic's Claude. ❤️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anthropic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codingtools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>codingtools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windsurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windsurf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redrobot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redrobot</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://redrobot.online/2025/04/openais-potential-acquisition-of-windsurf-could-reshape-ai-coding-tools-market/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">redrobot.online/2025/04/openai</span><span class="invisible">s-potential-acquisition-of-windsurf-could-reshape-ai-coding-tools-market/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japan Fair Trade Commission is considering issuing warnings to 15 hotel operators in Tokyo on suspicion that they have violated the antimonopoly act for holding monthly meetings to share internal information. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/society/ftc-hotels/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/society/ftc-hotels/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> CEO <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkZuckerberg</span></a> emphasized that his <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> company faces stiff competition from <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a>, as Meta seeks to fend off accusations from the <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> that it has a monopoly.« <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5252373-zuckerberg-underscores-tiktok-competition-as-meta-fights-monopoly-allegations/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/technology/</span><span class="invisible">5252373-zuckerberg-underscores-tiktok-competition-as-meta-fights-monopoly-allegations/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1249559/tokyo-hotel-operators-face-possible-warnings-over-suspected-price-cartel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1249559/tokyo-hot</span><span class="invisible">el-operators-face-possible-warnings-over-suspected-price-cartel/</span></a> Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotels</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TokyoNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TokyoNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>東京</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>東京都</span></a> The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is considering issuing warnings to 15 hotel operators in Tokyo on suspicion that they violated the antimonopoly act by holding monthly meetings to share internal information, which could potentially have led to the effective operation of a price cartel. The hotel industry has se…</p>
Mac4Ever<p>Instagram aurait-il percé sans Facebook&nbsp;? Ce qu'en pense Mark Zuckerberg<br><a href="https://mac4ever.com/188768" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mac4ever.com/188768</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mac4Ever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac4Ever</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Concurrence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Concurrence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>At the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust trial, Mark Zuckerberg gave a rare window into how he makes business decisions: by fighting for survival, even when his company is ahead. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/tech/meta-tiktok-zuckerberg-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/17/tech/meta-tiktok-zuckerberg-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markzuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markzuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bytedance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bytedance</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Mark Zuckerberg called the head of the Federal Trade Commission in late March with an offer: Meta would pay $450 million to settle a long-running antitrust case that was about to go to trial. </p><p>The offer was far from the $30 billion that the FTC had demanded. It was also a fraction of the value of Instagram and WhatsApp, the two apps Meta had bought and were at the heart of the government’s case.</p><p>On the call, Zuckerberg sounded confident that President Trump would back him up with the FTC, said people familiar with the matter. The billionaire Facebook co-founder had been developing closer ties to Trump—his company donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and settled a $25 million lawsuit—and had been pressing the president in recent weeks to intervene in the monopoly lawsuit.</p><p>FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson found the offer not credible, and wasn’t ready to settle for anything less than $18 billion and a consent decree. As the trial approached, Meta upped its offer to close to $1 billion, the people said, and Zuckerberg led a frenzied lobbying effort to avoid the FTC trial.</p><p>It wasn’t enough. On Monday, the trial kicked off. The FTC called Zuckerberg—who privately expressed reluctance about taking the stand—to testify for four hours.</p><p>Zuckerberg was back on the witness stand Tuesday, where he faced questioning from an FTC lawyer over whether Facebook had paid $1 billion to buy Instagram to “neutralize” a competitor. </p><p>Asked if he would have preferred that Facebook’s own camera app would have grown faster, Zuckerberg responded, “I guess so, yeah. A billion dollars is very expensive.” </p><p>Former FTC Chair Lina Khan told the Journal that the company’s $450 million settlement offer was “delusional.”"</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-ftc-negotiations-a53b3382" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zucke</span><span class="invisible">rberg-meta-antitrust-ftc-negotiations-a53b3382</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oligopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligopolies</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p><a href="https://mato.social/tags/Caff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caff</span></a>: "A bola da vez é uma ação <a href="https://mato.social/tags/antitruste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitruste</span></a> movida pela <a href="https://mato.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> (Comissão Federal de Comércio) dos EUA contra a <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>, dona do <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> e <a href="https://mato.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>. O governo norte-americano acusa a empresa de <a href="https://mato.social/tags/pr%C3%A1ticasanticompetitivas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>práticasanticompetitivas</span></a> ao adquirir o Instagram (em 2012) e o WhatsApp (em 2014) para consolidar um <a href="https://mato.social/tags/monop%C3%B3lio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopólio</span></a> nas redes sociais.<br>A FTC pediu, dentre outras medidas, o desmembramento da Meta, separando assim Instagram e WhatsApp como empresas independentes."<br><a href="https://www.uol.com.br/tilt/colunas/carlos-affonso-de-souza/2025/04/16/quem-concorre-com-a-meta-futuro-da-empresa-vai-a-julgamento-nos-eua.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uol.com.br/tilt/colunas/carlos</span><span class="invisible">-affonso-de-souza/2025/04/16/quem-concorre-com-a-meta-futuro-da-empresa-vai-a-julgamento-nos-eua.htm</span></a></p>
RainSMediaRadio<p>ICYMI: Zuckerberg Faces Tough Questions in Latest U.S. Antitrust Trial Testimony <a href="https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/04/zuckerberg-faces-tough-questions-in.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rainsmediaradio.com/2025/04/zu</span><span class="invisible">ckerberg-faces-tough-questions-in.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> Follow, Like &amp; Share <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Every revelation from the Meta-FTC antitrust trial so far. Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Mashable" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mashable</span></a></span>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkZuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flip.it/2w90yM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/2w90yM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Verfassungklage@troet.cafe<p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Kartellverfahren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kartellverfahren</span></a>: </p><p>Warum <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Zuckerbergs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerbergs</span></a> Milliarden-Deal mit der <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> scheiterte.:</p><p>Die Maga-Bewegung nimmt <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> den Sinneswandel zu einem <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>-Unterstützer nicht ab. Daher scheiterte wohl ein Vergleich mit der <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.golem.de/news/kartellverfahren-warum-zuckerbergs-milliarden-deal-mit-der-ftc-scheiterte-2504-195418.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">golem.de/news/kartellverfahren</span><span class="invisible">-warum-zuckerbergs-milliarden-deal-mit-der-ftc-scheiterte-2504-195418.html</span></a></p>
Winbuzzer<p>FTC Antitrust Trial Against Meta Begins After High-Stakes Settlement Talks Collapse</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CompetitionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompetitionLaw</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/16/ftc-antitrust-trial-against-meta-begins-after-high-stakes-settlement-talks-collapse-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/04/16/ftc-a</span><span class="invisible">ntitrust-trial-against-meta-begins-after-high-stakes-settlement-talks-collapse-xcxwbn/</span></a></p>