FTC v. Meta

Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Federal Trade Commission v. Facebook, Inc.) is an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms. The lawsuit alleged that Meta has accumulated monopoly power via anti-competitive mergers, with the suit centering on the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

The suit was filed on December 8, 2020, in conjunction with 46 states. The lawsuit was initially dismissed in June 2021, but was refiled with an amended complaint in August 2021. The case survived Meta's motion to dismiss the lawsuit in January 2022 and April 2024. The trial began on April 14, 2025, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying during the first day of the proceedings. On November 18, District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in favor of Meta, concluding that regardless of whether the company held a monopoly position in the past, the FTC did not demonstrate that the company did so at the time of the ruling. In January 2026, the FTC announced it would appeal the ruling.