Naomi Nix

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix |Julian Mark

FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals (washingtonpost.com) FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals By Naomi Nix; Julian Mark 2025041622321700 Former Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg testified in federal court Wednesday that Meta was willing to block advertisements from potential competitors on Facebook — part of a strategy the Federal Trade Commission contends the social media giant deployed to thwart...

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Naomi Nix

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court today to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner’s US$1 billion ($1.69b) purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago – one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends was illegally anti-competitive.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix

FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it (washingtonpost.com) FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it By Naomi Nix 2025041517512400 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court Tuesday to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner's $1 billion purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago — one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends were illegally anticompetitive.

1 week ago | adn.com | Naomi Nix

The Federal Trade Commission told a federal judge Monday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, illegally acquired WhatsApp and Instagram as part of a larger strategy to buy or crush up-and-coming rivals. The agency contended in opening statements before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that the social media giant’s acquisitions caused the company to invest less in making Facebook a better product, while depriving users of more vibrant social media app options.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix

Mark Zuckerberg tells court Meta faces broader competition than FTC says (washingtonpost.com) Mark Zuckerberg tells court Meta faces broader competition than FTC says By Naomi Nix 2025041414210500 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued in federal court Monday that his company competes against a broad array of online competitors, rejecting the Federal Trade Commission's claim that the social media giant maintains a monopoly among a small group of communication apps that connect people to friends and...