August 20, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission has revamped its case accusing Facebook of illegally maintaining its monopoly over personal social networking in a new complaint, and experts say it fixes some of the major problems that got the initial version tossed.
July 28, 2021
A contingent of state-level enforcers told a D.C. federal court Wednesday it is appealing last month's dismissal of a case accusing Facebook of monopolizing the personal social networking market, including through its acquisitions Instagram and WhatsApp.
June 30, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission has a chance to revive its case accusing Facebook of antitrust violations despite a dismissal in D.C. federal court this week, but questions remain about the best path forward for the landmark challenge to the social media giant's purported dominance.
June 28, 2021
A D.C. federal judge on Monday dismissed parallel enforcement actions from state enforcers and the Federal Trade Commission that accused Facebook of monopolization and sought to unwind the tech giant's past purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.
May 24, 2021
Facebook can't use Google's win against advertisers and publishers that challenged its digital advertising business as a way to escape parallel antitrust lawsuits, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general told a D.C. federal judge Friday.
May 11, 2021
The D.C. district court judge overseeing antitrust suits against Facebook from state and federal enforcers said Tuesday that it's too early to discuss discovery, especially since the social media giant raised "serious challenges" to the cases with its dismissal bids.
May 03, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission has told a D.C. district court that Facebook is wrong in saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling shows the commission lacks authority for its case accusing the social media giant of monopolizing the social networking market in the U.S.
April 28, 2021
Facebook said a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last week dampening the Federal Trade Commission's ability to bring cases in court shows the agency lacks authority to bring its case accusing the company of monopolizing social media markets.
April 23, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general are seeking to force Facebook in D.C. federal court to engage in conversations concerning how discovery will be handled if the court rejects the tech giant's pending motion to throw out their antitrust cases.
April 22, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission can't save its antitrust claims against Facebook with "an artificial construct" of a product market, and state attorneys general can't establish themselves as sovereign competition enforcers, the social media giant has told a D.C. federal judge.