{"id":16933,"date":"2025-04-03T00:02:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mark-zuckerberg-lobbies-trump-to-settle-antitrust-suit-against-meta\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:02:43","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-lobbies-trump-to-settle-antitrust-suit-against-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mark-zuckerberg-lobbies-trump-to-settle-antitrust-suit-against-meta\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump to Settle Antitrust Suit Against Meta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, has lobbied President Trump and his aides to resolve a federal antitrust lawsuit against his company that is set to go to trial on April 14, three people with knowledge of the matter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Zuckerberg has made several trips to the White House and Mar-a-Lago to discuss the matter, along with other issues, said two of the people, who were not authorized to reveal private conversations. Most recently, he visited the White House on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in 2020, during Mr. Trump\u2019s first term, accusing the company of stifling competition by buying young start-ups such as Instagram and WhatsApp and preventing them from becoming fully fledged businesses. Meta could resolve the lawsuit with a settlement. It is unclear whether Mr. Zuckerberg\u2019s efforts have led the Trump administration to consider settling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Andy Stone, a spokesman for Meta, which also owns Facebook, said the company \u201cregularly meets with policymakers to discuss issues impacting competitiveness, national security and economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The White House did not immediately have a comment, and the F.T.C. declined to comment. Details of the meetings were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/meta-antitrust-trial-zuckerberg-lobbying-trump-67c8f3a5?st=17B5qp&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> earlier by The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In its lawsuit, the F.T.C. claimed that Meta had violated antitrust law by acquiring young rivals and depriving consumers of alternative social media platforms. The F.T.C. argued that Meta\u2019s 2012 purchase of the photo-sharing site Instagram for $1 billion and its 2014 deal for the messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion should not have been approved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The company sought to \u201cbuy or bury innovators threatening to outcompete Facebook in the new mobile environment,\u201d the F.T.C. said in its complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Meta has denied acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to kill competition, and has said it invested heavily in developing innovations for the apps. Meta has also said it continues to face stiff competition from rivals like TikTok, YouTube, Snap and iMessage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp proved to be prescient. Instagram has become a core part of Meta\u2019s business, bringing in billions in annual revenue. WhatsApp has quadrupled in size to two billion users, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/08\/technology\/mark-zuckerberg-whatsapp.html\" title=\"\">has started generating significant revenue<\/a> for Meta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A federal judge <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/28\/technology\/facebook-ftc-lawsuit.html\" title=\"\">quashed the antitrust case<\/a> in 2021, but it was soon <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/19\/technology\/ftc-facebook-antitrust.html\" title=\"\">revived<\/a> after the F.T.C. added more evidence and analysis to support its claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now a trial is set to start in less than two weeks. The trial is likely to feature testimony from high-profile Meta executives including Mr. Zuckerberg; Sheryl Sandberg, the former chief operating officer; and Kevin Systrom, a co-founder of Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Meta executives have been intensely preparing for the trial for months, working closely with outside counsel in the event they are called to testify, two people familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Zuckerberg\u2019s White House visits are part of an effort to improve Meta\u2019s relationship with the government and specifically Mr. Trump, whom he clashed with in the past. In December, Meta announced that it had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/12\/technology\/meta-trump-inaugural-fund-donation.html\" title=\"\">donated $1 million<\/a> to Mr. Trump\u2019s inaugural fund. And Mr. Zuckerberg promoted Joel Kaplan, a Republican and longtime Meta executive, to become the company\u2019s head of global public policy and to deepen relationships with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/02\/technology\/mark-zuckerberg-trump-meta-antitrust.html\">Source link 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