# Meta faces 'one of the biggest antitrust cases' in decades. Here's what to watch

> In This Story Meta’s (META-1. 69%) monopoly trial kicked off on Monday, throughout which the Federal Trade Commission will argue that the Facebook owner bought Instagram (in 2012) and WhatsApp (2014) to squash emerging…

- **Source:** [Qz](https://qz.com/meta-antitrust-trial-ftc-instagram-facebook-whatsapp-1851776093?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6801c26978bd00a5beba21b2)
- **Published:** 2025-04-18
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #meta #antitrust #biggest #cases #decades #faces #president #watch
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