Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. (Photo / Associated press)
According to a report by Yahoo America,Facebook became the second major tech company to face antitrust lawsuits in the US on Wednesday.The company, 48 attorneys general initiated by the state of New York filed a lawsuit against this company,The social media giant is accused of violating antitrust laws. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)A lawsuit was also filed against Facebook, alleging that it violated antitrust laws.
The core of both lawsuits stated thatFacebook acquired Instagra for $ 1 billion in 2012m, acquired WhatsApp for US $ 19 billion in 2014,And other smaller tech companies are all out to eliminate the competition.The Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit cites an email from Mark Zuckerberg in 2008The opinion expressed in “M&A is better than the competition”,That Facebook violated antitrust lawsI hope to force Facebook to split Instagram and WhatsApages.
Facebook is the largest social platform in the world,Including Facebook, Messenger,Instagram and WhatsApp,There are 2.7 billion monthly active users.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday: “No company should have such powerful information about our personal information and our social activities.Control,This is the number of people we took action today who were affected by illegal Facebook activities.The ratio of millions of consumers and millions of small businesses. “
At the Senate hearing in November,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Downplays InstagramThe importance of: “I don’t think we or anyone else see Instagram as a greatMultifunctional social platform. “,” In fact, people laughed at our acquisition at the time,Because they think we spend a lot of moneyRather than buying apps that were primarily considered sharing cameras and photos at the time. “
Although the Federal Trade Commission explicitly seeks to split,But the committee used to allow Facebook to buy InstagramAnd WhatsApp agencies. Jennifer, Facebook General CounselNewstead (Jennifer Newstead) said Wednesday:The Federal Trade Commission litigation is tantamount to the government’s attempt to overturn past rulings.Send a discouraging warning to American businesses that no deals will be struck.
