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How TikTok Helped Meta Land an Antitrust Victory

✇NYT: Technology
By:David McCabe and Steve Lohr
18 November 2025 at 19:53
Silicon Valley has increasingly pointed at rapid digital changes to blunt government efforts to rein in its power.

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The Washington headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Meta five years ago.

Meta Did Not Violate the Law When It Bought Instagram and WhatsApp, a Judge Rules

✇NYT: Technology
By:Cecilia Kang
18 November 2025 at 15:39
Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp did not illegally stifle competition in social networking, a judge found, a major win for the tech giant.

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Meta has defended itself by saying that it faces plenty of competition from rivals, including TikTok and YouTube, and that it benefited the nascent apps with bountiful resources.
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