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Ayndrila Banerjee @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · today 19:57 EDT

Meta wins major antitrust case as judge rules it did not violate law in buying Instagram, WhatsApp

The ruling delivered a major victory to Meta after a five-year battle that began when the US agency filed suit claiming the company illegally maintained its monopoly by acquiring Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate competitive threats

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