Case tracker · Big Tech antitrust
FTC v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (antitrust)
- AI system / company
- Meta/Instagram/WhatsApp
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Court / regulator
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge James E. Boasberg)
- Status
- Ruling issued
What happened
The FTC sued Meta in December 2020 alleging it illegally maintained a monopoly in personal social networking by acquiring Instagram (2012) and WhatsApp (2014). After a six-week bench trial, in November 2025 the court ruled for Meta, finding the FTC failed to prove Meta currently holds monopoly power given competition from TikTok and YouTube; the FTC filed a notice of appeal in January 2026.
About big tech antitrust cases
Government and private suits alleging illegal monopolization of search, ad-tech, app distribution, or social networking.
Sources
Attorneys who handle big tech antitrust cases
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
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- Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Georgia
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- Greater Boston Legal Services
Greater Boston Legal Services · Massachusetts
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- Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project · Washington
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- Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Legal Aid Service of Broward County · Florida
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- Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas · Texas
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Related cases
- United States v. Google LLC (ad-tech antitrust) (Ruling issued)
- United States v. Google LLC (search antitrust) (Ruling issued)
- Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC (Ruling issued)
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