Zuckerberg files against Instagram and WhatsApp Purchase
Inquiry against Meta This Monday, 14, began in court Washington And its owner, Mark Zuckerberg.
American Authority of Competition Defense, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a claim in 2020 Meta (Then Facebook) to buy social network Instagram and Messaging Service WhatsApp “To eliminate threats to your monopoly.”
The billionaire was first called to witness. He must prove that both services have become only necessary applications due to their group investments.
“They decided that the competition was very strong and it was easy to buy their opponents who compete with them,” said FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson in the inaugural speech of the trial.
The lawyer of MetaMark Hansen, in his early arguments, responded that the acquisitions to improve and increase the captured company “are not illegal USA What did Facebook at the time.
This trial is conducted and determined by Judge James Boomberg, he also chairs a great evolution case of orders White House To boycott the Venezuees without audiences under the law of war.
Recently, Zuckerberg, who has the third largest wealth in the world, has made several visits White House To get the president Donald Trump Help him to prevent judgment and enter an agreement with FTC.
“It will be very surprised if this happens,” FTC chief Andrew Ferguson said the edge.
As part of his efforts to prevent the trial, Zuckerberg made a donation in the possession of Trump – on January 20 – he hired Republican friends to be important target positions and comfortable content moderation standards.
Demand against Meta One of the five largest legal actions against the technical giants USA.
In the eight -week process, the Instagram in 2012 was billion 1 billion (R $ 5.87 billion) and the WhatsApp In 2014 for $ 19 billion (R $ 111 billion).
For FTC, “for a decade, the goal kept us USA The monopoly on social networking services “, which allows people to contact their families and friends.
According to the regulator, other large platforms YouTube E. Tictoc They are not in the same category.
This goal is denied in Men’s Park, California. “The idea that these services are different in certain aspects of target apps shows that their nearest competitors have only shown that they are invented with tools and functions to attract consumer attention.”
