In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Christopher Sgro said the company is “confident” the trial will show its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were “good”

A judge largely denied Meta's motion to end the case filed against Facebook in 2020 alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the social media giant’s acquisitions of Instagram and