Facebook employee take a photo in front of new Meta Platforms Inc. sign outside the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Tony Avelar/AP
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A federal judge on Tuesday handed Meta a victory, ruling against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an antitrust suit that claimed the social media giant stifled competition and bolstered a monopoly by buying upstart rivals.
The FTC sued Meta five years ago alleging anti-competitive behavior in what has amounted to the biggest legal challenge yet to one of the world’s most