US FTC’s Meta antitrust loss comes into focus during DOJ, Live Nation showdown
By Chris May ( January 23, 2026, 22:47 GMT | Insight) -- Live Nation is attempting to “eviscerate” longstanding antitrust precedents and sink a US Department of Justice-led monopolization suit by relying on a recent Federal Trade Commission loss in a trial against Meta Platforms, the DOJ told a New York federal judge Friday.Live Nation is attempting to “eviscerate” longstanding antitrust precedents and sink a US Department of Justice-led monopolization suit by relying on a recent Federal Trade Commission loss in a trial against Meta Platforms, the DOJ told a New York federal judge Friday....
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