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What to know about the FTC-Meta trial

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta have wrapped up a six-week trial over the Facebook and Instagram parent’s alleged social networking monopoly, leaving the final decision in the hands of the judge.

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The trial, which came to a close last week, seeks to determine whether Meta has a monopoly over personal social networking that the company entrenched with its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Here’s what to know about the trial and what comes next:

Full-circle moment for Trump administration

The FTC’s trial with Meta represented a full-circle moment for the second Trump administration, after the agency originally brought the case at the tail end of President Trump’s first administratio

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