Meta Platforms (META) will face a trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s, FTC, allegations that the platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush its emerging competition, Jody Godoy of Reuters reports, citing a Washington judge. In 2020, the FTC sued the company, alleging it acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on personal social networks. The FTC claims Meta overpaid for Instagram and WhatsApp to eliminate new threats instead of competing on its own in the mobile ecosystem. The trial has been set for April 14.
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