Brent Griffiths

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Politics Reporter at Business Insider

Politics reporter at @BusinessInsider | Nebraskan still trying to live the Good Life.

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「FBもインスタも近頃は友達の投稿をあまり見なくなった」は錯覚じゃなかった。裁判証言で判明 | Business Insider Japan

6 days ago | businessinsider.jp | Sydney Bradley |Pranav Dixit |Brent Griffiths

もしかしたら錯覚かもしれないけれど……近頃そう感じたことがあるなら、あなたの認識は間違っていない。実は、Facebook（フェイスブック）とInstagram（インスタグラム）のユーザーがフィード上で友達の投稿したコンテンツを閲覧する時間は確実に減っている。その事実が判明したのは、米国の首都ワシントンの連邦地裁で開廷したある裁判の冒頭陳述だった（本記事後半には参考資料として公開されたプレゼン資料の一部も掲載する）。米連邦取引委員会（FTC）らがFacebookやInstagramを運営するメタ・プラットフォームズ（Meta Platforms）を反トラスト（独占禁止）法違反の疑いで提訴した裁判の審理が4月14日に始まった。原告側のFTCは、メタによるInstagramおよびメッセージアプリWhatsApp（ワッツアップ）買収を「キラー買収」（＝将来の競合企業を早い段階で買収して脅威を除去する行為）と位置づけ、それによって同社がソーシャルネットワーク市場を独占するに至ったと主張。...
8 revelations from Mark Zuckerberg's 3 days on the witness stand in Meta's antitrust trial

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Natalie Musumeci |Brent Griffiths

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Mark Zuckerberg testified for more than 10 hours in Meta's blockbuster antitrust trial. Internal emails from Zuckerberg were presented by the FTC while the Meta CEO was on the stand. One showed Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries. Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg spent more than 10 hours on the witness stand in the social media empire's landmark antitrust trial.
One chart shows just how much Instagram could benefit from a TikTok ban

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Nathan McAlone |Sydney Bradley |Brent Griffiths |Henry Blodget

Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 2025-04-15T21:20:46Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Instagram saw a big spike in usage in the hours that TikTok went dark.
Mark Zuckerberg sounds salty about Snapchat rejecting his offer to buy it

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz |Brent Griffiths |Natalie Musumeci |Henry Blodget

Mark Zuckerberg discussed his failed takeover bid of Snapchat during Meta's antitrust trial. Manuel Orbegozo/REUTERS 2025-04-15T20:04:23Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Mark Zuckerberg's failed Snapchat bid resurfaced in Meta's antitrust trial.
Zuckerberg dished to Sheryl Sandberg about why Facebook bought Instagram — and offered a Settlers of Catan lesson

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Brent Griffiths |Natalie Musumeci

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Mark Zuckerberg returned for a second day of testimony in Meta's antitrust trial. The Meta boss was grilled by the FTC about his company's 2012 purchase of Instagram. The FTC claims Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp violated competition laws. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was back in the hot seat on Tuesday in the social media empire's landmark antitrust trial.
Instagram and Facebook are hardly social media apps anymore. Here's the proof.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Sydney Bradley |Pranav Dixit |Brent Griffiths

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link The FTC's antitrust battle with Meta kicked off on Monday. Meta's opening statements revealed a decline in time spent consuming content from friends. Meta says that just 7% of time spent on Instagram in 2025 is spent viewing content from friends. You're not imagining it, you're definitely seeing less of your friends' content on Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook isn't really for friends anymore, Mark Zuckerberg testifies in antitrust trial

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Brent Griffiths |Natalie Musumeci

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark antitrust trial brought by the FTC against Meta. The FTC claims Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp violated competition laws. Zuckerberg was the first witness to take the stand.
Meta's defense uses animated graphics to energize its weekslong FTC antitrust trial

1 week ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | John L. Dorman |Brent Griffiths |Natalie Musumeci

On Monday, one of the most highly consequential antitrust trials in years began in Washington. In Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, the FTC says the social media giant boxed out competitors. Meta argues that it is a source of innovation and has not violated US antitrust laws.
Elon Musk lowers DOGE's estimated savings — again

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Brent Griffiths

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Elon Musk said the DOGE office will cut close to $150 billion in FY 2026. It's unclear how Musk's declaration puts him on pace to accomplish DOGE's more ambitious targets. Musk has a history of making lofty promises that don't translate into reality.
Republicans pass Trump-backed tax plan that could drastically cut Medicaid

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brent Griffiths |Noah Sheidlower

House Republicans moved forward on President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration, energy, and tax cut plan. Their plan could lead to significant cuts to Medicaid. GOP lawmakers will now have to flesh out their proposal, including potential cuts to programs. House Republicans on Thursday voted to pass a GOP-budget plan that could lead to massive cuts to Medicaid after President Donald Trump leaned on a handful of conservative holdouts. The final vote was 216 to 214.