Judge schedules trial in Meta antitrust case

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will head to trial on April 14.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg scheduled a bench trial, meaning the case will not go before a jury and the judge will decide the outcome of the trial.

The case had been poised to move forward since Boasberg denied Meta’s request for summary judgement earlier this month.

The FTC sued Meta in 2020, accusing the social media giant of maintaining an illegal monopoly over personal social networking with its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

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