Zuckerberg could be saying goodbye to Instagram and WhatsApp – Jacaranda FM

One thing no one had on their 2025 bingo card? Mark Zuckerberg losing his social media empire.LOOK: Zoë Brown shows off beautiful twin boysA major antitrust trial began on Monday, April 14, in Washington and has the potential to shake up the entire tech world.According to the BBC, “Lawyers for the US competition and consumer watchdog allege Meta unlawfully quashed rivals by purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp over a decade ago.”The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) argues that Meta didn’t want to compete fairly, so it took the easier route of just buying the competition.WATCH: Taxi tries to overtake in the drive-thru“They decided that competition was too hard,” said FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson, pointing to internal memos from Zuckerberg himself that suggest Meta’s goal was to “neutralise” Instagram before it became a real threat. One 2012 email sent by Zuckerberg seems to prove the FTC’s point quite clearly: “Better to buy than to compete.”Meta is not giving up without a fight, and their legal team says the acquisitions were not about destroying the rivals, but that it “acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to improve and grow them alongside Facebook”.WATCH: Why you should always wash new clothesSince the start of the trial, Zuckerberg has testified.Matheson showed Zuckerberg’s
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