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Explained: The antitrust suit against Facebook

Explained: The antitrust suit against Facebook The US government and 48 states and territories have sued Facebook for illegally crushing competition, and are seeking to break up the company by overturning its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Updated: December 13, 2020 8:44:13 am Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. (Reuters Photo: Eric Gaillard) Two lawsuits filed by the United States federal government and governments of 48 US states and territories have put under the scanner the acquisition by Facebook of Instagram and WhatsApp – and therefore, the present structure of the giant social media company. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s lawsuit accused Facebook of eliminating competition with the acquisitions even though the FTC itself had approved the deals.

Facebook faces most serious breakup threat yet from lawsuits

© Getty Images The twin lawsuits filed against Facebook this week by the government and more than 40 attorneys general are the most serious effort to break the social media giant up to date. The cases, which differ slightly, focus on the allegation that Facebook made acquisitions in an effort to decrease competition in the social network marketplace and ultimately worsened the quality of options available to consumers. The Federal Trade Commission and 48 state and territory attorneys general propose a solution to that issue: divestiture. ADVERTISEMENT Specifically, they ask for judges to spin off the photo-sharing app Instagram and the messenger service Whatsapp, which were acquired in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

Expertos esperan dura batalla entre Gobierno de EEUU y Facebook

Expertos esperan dura batalla entre Gobierno de EEUU y Facebook
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