The FTC originally filed this case in late 2020. Although the judge initially dismissed it, he allowed a revised version to continue once the government provided more detailed reasons for considering Meta a monopoly. This stage of the trial will assist the judge in deciding if Meta has indeed violated antitrust laws. Should the judge confirm this, he will later determine the appropriate actions to rectify the situation. The FTC advocates for the separation of Instagram and WhatsApp from Meta.

This trial marks the third attempt in the U.S. to dismantle major tech companies recently, following the Justice Department’s two individual lawsuits against Google concerning its search and advertising technology operations.

Read below for all of our updates on the FTC v. Meta case.