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The landmark antitrust trial against Meta Platforms, Inc. continues on April 15, 2025, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg returning to the witness stand in a federal courtroom in Washington, D.C., to face rigorous questioning from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC accuses Meta of illegally monopolizing the "personal social networking market" by acquiring Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014, alleging these purchases were part of a "buy-or-bury" strategy to eliminate competition and cement Meta's dominance in a market defined by connections with family and friends. Zuckerberg, who testifies for seven hours on the trial's. . .
