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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/27\/appeals-court-rules-in-favor-of-meta-in-antitrust-case-from-state-ags\/<\/a><\/br> Meta has won an antitrust lawsuit, under appeal, that pitted the tech giant against dozens of state attorneys general, led by New York. The States alleged Meta had illegally maintained monopoly power in the social networking market through its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014, and that it gained further power through data policies that harmed app developers.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the Court of Appeals rightly recognized, this case fundamentally mischaracterized the vibrant competitive ecosystem in which we operate,\u201d a Meta spokesperson said, in a statement on the ruling. \u201cIn affirming the dismissal of this case, the court noted that this enforcement action was \u2018odd\u2019 because we compete in an industry that is experiencing \u2018rapid growth and innovation with no end in sight.\u2019 Moving forward, Meta will defend itself vigorously against the FTC\u2019s distortion of antitrust laws and attacks on an American success story that are contrary to the interests of people and businesses who value our services,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n The plaintiffs, which included the attorneys general from 48 U.S. states and territories, had first sued Meta in December 2020, but a federal court dismissed their case in 2021<\/a>, as well as a parallel case by the Federal Trade Commission, which could have ultimately resulted in Meta being required to divest of Instagram and WhatsApp. The states appealed the ruling<\/a> in January 2022, arguing that the district court judge had wrongly terminated their case.<\/p>\n U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg had ruled that states had waited too long to challenge Meta\u2019s acquisitions and that the policies they had cited were not illegal under antitrust law. The states, however, believed that their unprecedented delay to file \u201cdoes not apply against sovereign states suing to protect the public interest, like the states here.\u201d<\/p>\n The states also believed the policies could violate antitrust law, so they appealed the case.<\/p>\n
\nAppeals court rules in favor of Meta in antitrust case from State AGs<\/br>
\n2023-04-27 21:51:08<\/br><\/p>\n