This process He may force the general director of Marek Zuckerberg to sell Instagram and Whatsappaif FTC wins the case. The commission claims that the company, being the owner of Facebook, bought Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to neutralize potential rivals and strengthen its dominance.
Although FTC originally approved these acquisitions, it reserved the right to monitor their impact on the market. Now he argues that the finish line has effectively limited competition, harming consumers and other companies.
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Experts quoted by the BBC predict that the finish will emphasize the benefits that users have achieved thanks to the acquisitions. The company may say that Instagram and WhatsApp were developing dynamically thanks to financial and technological support on the part of the finish.
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, a professor of antitrust law with Vanderbilt Law School, notes that FTC points to the company's intentions when buying Instagram. According to her Zuckerberg's statements, incl. In e-mails, they may indicate the desire to eliminate competition. Allensworth adds that the finish will probably argue that the key is whether consumers have gained on these mergers.
