Facebook, a company owned by Meta, is in other trouble as several US states asked an appeals court on Monday to reinstate antitrust lawsuits against the social media platform. The argument by a group of US states, led by New York, highlighted the ongoing harm from Facebook’s actions. The lawsuit was originally filed against Facebook in 2020, close to when the US Federal Trade Commission also sued the company. The FTC is still fighting the company and asking the court to order Facebook to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
MetaFacebook’s, who was facing US antitrust lawsuit FTCcould soon end up with another legal case because a large group of US states, led by New York, have asked a panel of three judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to restore justice. lawsuit against the company. in 2020. The states do not include Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and South Dakota.
Both the FTC and the states are seeking orders for Facebook sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The social media company bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion (nearly Rs 8,000), while WhatsApp was purchased for $19 billion (nearly Rs 1,51,400) in 2014.
According to Reuters report, Facebook’s attorney Aaron Panner argued that the company’s policies regarding third-party apps were publicly available. Judge James Boasberg previously dismissed the states’ lawsuit in June 2021.
Meta spokesman Christopher Sgro said: “We believe the district court’s decision to dismiss the states’ complaint is correct and there are no grounds for overturning that decision. report.
