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Mark Zuckerberg, Testifying In Meta Antitrust Trial, Confronted Over Decision To Buy Instagram As Facebook Sought To Create A Rival — Update


The Meta CEO was expected to testify Monday and Tuesday.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial, defending his company against the government’s claim that is an anti-competitive monopoly that has tried to eliminate rivals. The FTC ‘s attorney, Daniel Matheson, is trying to show that, despite changes across social media, Facebook’s core driver remains family and friend connections. In one email, sent in April 2022, Zuckerberg wrote to two Meta executives, Tom Alison and Christopher Cox, about his concerns that Facebook’s “cultural relevance” may be waning.

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