Bobby Allen

And as you might imagine, Michelle, Meta is fighting back against this pretty hard.

And as you might imagine, Michelle, Meta is fighting back against this pretty hard.

Yeah, Meta is expected to say it's always competed fairly and that regulators are trying to punish the company for being so successful and so innovative. Lawyers for Meta have said in court filings that, you know, the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, and look, they were quite prescient and made the company really successful. Meta says they were approved by regulators at the time. So to

Yeah, Meta is expected to say it's always competed fairly and that regulators are trying to punish the company for being so successful and so innovative. Lawyers for Meta have said in court filings that, you know, the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, and look, they were quite prescient and made the company really successful. Meta says they were approved by regulators at the time. So to

Yeah, Meta is expected to say it's always competed fairly and that regulators are trying to punish the company for being so successful and so innovative. Lawyers for Meta have said in court filings that, you know, the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, and look, they were quite prescient and made the company really successful. Meta says they were approved by regulators at the time. So to

go back years and try to unwind these deals, Meta says is unreasonable. Meta also says by breaking up an American tech company, who are you going to benefit? Rivals abroad, including Chinese competitors.

go back years and try to unwind these deals, Meta says is unreasonable. Meta also says by breaking up an American tech company, who are you going to benefit? Rivals abroad, including Chinese competitors.

go back years and try to unwind these deals, Meta says is unreasonable. Meta also says by breaking up an American tech company, who are you going to benefit? Rivals abroad, including Chinese competitors.

Well, the FTC says it would mean more competition and therefore better quality social media services. The FTC says since Meta is a monopoly, all of its apps have become pretty lousy and full of intrusive advertising. The agency also says privacy protections for users exist. So, you know, if the FTC is to be believed here, a breakup would mean just better quality social media apps for all of us.

Well, the FTC says it would mean more competition and therefore better quality social media services. The FTC says since Meta is a monopoly, all of its apps have become pretty lousy and full of intrusive advertising. The agency also says privacy protections for users exist. So, you know, if the FTC is to be believed here, a breakup would mean just better quality social media apps for all of us.

Well, the FTC says it would mean more competition and therefore better quality social media services. The FTC says since Meta is a monopoly, all of its apps have become pretty lousy and full of intrusive advertising. The agency also says privacy protections for users exist. So, you know, if the FTC is to be believed here, a breakup would mean just better quality social media apps for all of us.

But Meta says the opposite, that a breakup would make each of its individual apps less integrated and just worse overall.

But Meta says the opposite, that a breakup would make each of its individual apps less integrated and just worse overall.

But Meta says the opposite, that a breakup would make each of its individual apps less integrated and just worse overall.

Yeah, this case first started in Trump's first term. That's when Trump was at war with Zuckerberg. And until very recently, Trump has not been a fan of him. Trump even threatened to throw Zuckerberg in prison before the 2024 presidential election, saying if Zuckerberg did anything to hurt Trump on the campaign trail, he would, quote, spend the rest of his life in prison. Now,

Yeah, this case first started in Trump's first term. That's when Trump was at war with Zuckerberg. And until very recently, Trump has not been a fan of him. Trump even threatened to throw Zuckerberg in prison before the 2024 presidential election, saying if Zuckerberg did anything to hurt Trump on the campaign trail, he would, quote, spend the rest of his life in prison. Now,

Yeah, this case first started in Trump's first term. That's when Trump was at war with Zuckerberg. And until very recently, Trump has not been a fan of him. Trump even threatened to throw Zuckerberg in prison before the 2024 presidential election, saying if Zuckerberg did anything to hurt Trump on the campaign trail, he would, quote, spend the rest of his life in prison. Now,

In recent months, Zuckerberg has been ingratiating himself with the Trump administration, like so many others in Silicon Valley. Zuckerberg has publicly praised Trump. Meta donated a million dollars to Trump's inaugural committee fund.

In recent months, Zuckerberg has been ingratiating himself with the Trump administration, like so many others in Silicon Valley. Zuckerberg has publicly praised Trump. Meta donated a million dollars to Trump's inaugural committee fund.

In recent months, Zuckerberg has been ingratiating himself with the Trump administration, like so many others in Silicon Valley. Zuckerberg has publicly praised Trump. Meta donated a million dollars to Trump's inaugural committee fund.