( September 10, 2025, 17:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission offers no basis to question that Meta Platforms’ acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp made American consumers better off, not worse off, which is the fundamental purpose of the Sherman Act, Meta argued in a post-trial brief. “The parties dispute the legal standard, but this is a Section 2 case under the Sherman Act, not a Section 7 case under the Clayton Act, and Microsoft imposes on the FTC the initial burden of demonstrating that Meta’s conduct actually harmed consumers to make out a prima facie case; the FTC does not even argue that it can meet that burden and instead seeks a presumption of harm without any showing of effects,” Meta said. See attached file. ...
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