US government, states ask judge to deny Facebook s request to dismiss lawsuits
Facebook had asked the court to dismiss the two lawsuits, alleging that they were brought in the fraught environment of relentless criticism of Facebook for matters entirely unrelated to antitrust concerns.
Reuters | April 8, 2021 | Updated 10:38 IST
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The Federal Trade Commission and a big group of US states asked a federal court on Wednesday to deny Facebook Inc s request to dismiss major antitrust lawsuits filed against the social media giant in December.
The FTC, in its filing, said Facebook bought the photo-sharing app Instagram because Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg believed it was a large and viable competitor and purchased the messaging app WhatsApp to neutralize a nascent threat. The FTC has asked the court to order Facebook to sell those assets.
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WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and a big group of U.S. states asked a federal court on Wednesday to deny Facebook Inc’s request to dismiss major antitrust lawsuits filed against the social media giant in December.
The FTC, in its filing, said Facebook bought photo-sharing app Instagram because Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg believed it was “a large and viable competitor” and purchased the messaging app WhatsApp to neutralize a nascent threat. The FTC has asked the court to order Facebook to sell those assets.
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U.S.-based Muslim advocacy group sues Facebook over claims it removes hate speech Reuters 5 hrs ago
By Elizabeth Culliford
NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - Civil rights group Muslim Advocates sued Facebook Inc and its top executives on Thursday, alleging they misled the U.S. Congress and others by falsely claiming the company removes content that violates its policies.
The lawsuit claims that Facebook routinely failed to remove content that violated its rules, including anti-Muslim groups and pages flagged by rights organizations and experts. The filing said this included pages and groups with names that compared Muslims to filth and contained calls to unite against, purge or wipe out Islam.
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