Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun an antitrust trial against Meta over the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp and allegations that the company holds a monopoly over the social networking market. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday faced a barrage of questions about what his true motivations were in acquiring Instagram, a purchase the federal government says, along with WhatsApp, cemented Meta’s status as a monopoly.
When asked by a Federal Trade Commission lawyer if