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Meta vs. FTC: Judge Rejects Meta’s Bid To Throw Out Case Early
The FTC wants to prove Meta has a monopoly over personal social networking, so it wouldn’t view video app TikTok as a ...
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Yes, social media apps are spying on you, FTC confirms
Users also “lacked any meaningful control ... privacy of children and teens were not adequately protected on these social media platforms and streaming services, according to the report. The ...
Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections
Meta declined to comment further on the company's vision for social media's future. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson told Ars that "the FTC’s lawsuit against Meta defies reality," claiming that it ...
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FTC could be in trouble as Meta antitrust trial enters second week, expert says
"Simply put, the FTC and Meta will fight about what constitutes the relevant market—only interactive social media platforms, meaning Meta controls ... and quality on privacy and data ...
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FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report denouncing how social media companies collect and ... practices can endanger people’s privacy, threaten their freedoms, and expose them to ...
Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case
(Reuters) -Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade ...
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‘Better to Buy Than Compete’: US Challenges Meta’s Market Dominance in Court
more time is spent on TikTok and YouTube than on either Facebook or Instagram — if you only add TikTok and YouTube into the FTC’s social media market definition, Meta has <30% market share.” ...