A federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit alleging that Meta had stifled competition by buying up its rivals.

In a Tuesday ruling, US District Judge James Boasberg said the FTC failed to show that Meta has a monopoly in a market dubbed “personal social networking.” In that narrowly defined market, the FTC ...

Apple has hired Meta's top lawyer, Jennifer Newstead, as its next general counsel, extending a broader reshuffle of the iPhone maker's senior ranks. Newstead will join Apple in January as a senior ...

Antitrust law was written for a different era and today’s tech giants move faster than regulators ever can. By the time the ...

A District of Columbia federal judge has ruled that Meta does not have a monopoly in the market for social media in the United States, rejecting ...

On November 18, 2025, Chief Judge James Boasberg of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia concluded that the Federal ...

A federal judge has tossed the latest swipe from the Federal Trade Commission at Meta, leaving the social networking giant looking rather smug. Judge James Boasberg said the FTC had not proved that ...

Magnificent Seven giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) just got a significant weight lifted off its shoulders. Back in April, MarketBeat detailed Meta’s legal battle that posed a potentially ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does ...

WASHINGTON — Meta won its high-profile antitrust case against the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday after being accused of holding a monopoly in social networking. In a memorandum opinion, Judge ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not ...