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Kurt Wagner

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Reporter at Bloomberg News

Covering social media, Facebook + X/Twitter for Bloomberg @Business. Author of “Battle for the Bird.” DMs are open. Go Seahawks. Go M’s. Signal: kurtwagner.08

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  • 1 week ago | independent.ie | Kurt Wagner |Joshua Sisco

    The seven-week trial wrapped up on Tuesday, and now each side has four months to make its case in writing. Then US District Judge James Boasberg will decide whether Meta has an illegal monopoly in the social media market, and whether that dominance stemmed from its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp – deals for popular applications that closed more than a decade ago. The FTC argues Meta, then known as Facebook, bought the two companies in 2012 and 2014 rather than compete with them.

  • 1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Kurt Wagner |Joshua Sisco

    Meta Platforms Inc. has done all it can in court to fight back at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's claims that it's a monopoly. Now it's up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. The seven-week trial wrapped up Tuesday, and now each side has four months to make its case in writing.

  • 1 week ago | kentucky.com | Kurt Wagner |Joshua Sisco

    Meta Platforms Inc. has done all it can in court to fight back at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's claims that it's a monopoly. Now it's up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. The seven-week trial wrapped up Tuesday, and now each side has four months to make its case in writing.

  • 1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Kurt Wagner |Joshua Sisco

    Meta Platforms Inc. has done all it can in court to fight back at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's claims that it's a monopoly. Now it's up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. The seven-week trial wrapped up Tuesday, and now each side has four months to make its case in writing.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Kurt Wagner |Joshua Sisco

    Meta Platforms headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. has done all it can in court to fight back at the US Federal Trade Commission’s claims that it’s a monopoly. Now it’s up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. The seven-week trial wrapped up Tuesday, and now each side has four months to make its case in writing.

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Kurt Wagner
Kurt Wagner @KurtWagner8
17 Jan 25

RT @Ali_Lev: BREAKING ON TIKTOK: The Supreme Court has ruled to UPHOLD the TikTok divest-or-ban law, clearing the way for a potential nati…

Kurt Wagner
Kurt Wagner @KurtWagner8
10 Jan 25

RT @shiringhaffary: Fri afternoon SCOOP: Tech goes to DC. OpenAI's Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi are among to…

Kurt Wagner
Kurt Wagner @KurtWagner8
7 Jan 25

RT @aishacounts: I'm starting off the year as Bloomberg's new creator economy reporter! I joined @Lucas_Shaw 's team and moved to LA - the…