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## [Zuckerberg testifies as FTC pushes to unwind Meta’s Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions](https://interestingengineering.com/culture/metas-ftc-antitrust-trial-zuckerberg-testifies?group=test_b) If the agency succeeds, Meta could be forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday in the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark competition trial, which seeks to break up his company for allegedly creating a social networking monopoly. His testimony followed opening arguments from the FTC and Meta in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, culminating in what’s expected to be two days of questioning. Monday’s opening arguments also capped off a nearly six-year process that began in 2019, when the FTC under then-President Donald Trump first launched its antitrust probe into the tech giant.
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The tech mogul is defending his company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, two deals that FTC alleges were strategic moves to eliminate competition and solidify the company’s dominance in the social media space. FTC lead attorney Daniel Matheson opened by probing Meta’s core mission, pressing Zuckerberg on whether its platforms are primarily designed to connect users with people they already know. “It’s the case that over time, the ‘interest’ part of that has gotten built out more than the ‘friend’ part,” the 40-year-old social media tycoon said. “(Users are) connected to a lot more groups and other kinds of things. The ‘friend’ part has gone down quite a bit but it’s still something we care about.”
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