Dana Mattioli

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta for being a monopoly, and they alleged that the company preyed on small competitors and bought them, took them off the market, before they could emerge as very big competitors to them.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta for being a monopoly, and they alleged that the company preyed on small competitors and bought them, took them off the market, before they could emerge as very big competitors to them.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta for being a monopoly, and they alleged that the company preyed on small competitors and bought them, took them off the market, before they could emerge as very big competitors to them.

If the FTC succeeds, there's a possibility that Meta would have to divest these companies, which would be very unusual. I mean, it could mean that they have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.

If the FTC succeeds, there's a possibility that Meta would have to divest these companies, which would be very unusual. I mean, it could mean that they have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.

If the FTC succeeds, there's a possibility that Meta would have to divest these companies, which would be very unusual. I mean, it could mean that they have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.

You know, there's been a bipartisan effort in recent years on antitrust. It's very strange. We have a very politically divisive climate we're in where Republicans and Democrats can't seem to agree on anything. But we have this movement on antitrust. to say that these companies have gotten too big, they've abused their power, and something has to happen.

You know, there's been a bipartisan effort in recent years on antitrust. It's very strange. We have a very politically divisive climate we're in where Republicans and Democrats can't seem to agree on anything. But we have this movement on antitrust. to say that these companies have gotten too big, they've abused their power, and something has to happen.

You know, there's been a bipartisan effort in recent years on antitrust. It's very strange. We have a very politically divisive climate we're in where Republicans and Democrats can't seem to agree on anything. But we have this movement on antitrust. to say that these companies have gotten too big, they've abused their power, and something has to happen.

And I think that that movement really does have legs, and we've seen really prominent people from both sides of the aisle support these efforts.

And I think that that movement really does have legs, and we've seen really prominent people from both sides of the aisle support these efforts.

And I think that that movement really does have legs, and we've seen really prominent people from both sides of the aisle support these efforts.

A lot of photo albums.

A lot of photo albums.

A lot of photo albums.

Instagram was this hot, upstart, small... I think it was available only for iPhones at the time. And it didn't have any advertising on it. It was really just a way for people to share photos with heavily filtered photos, I should say. And at the time, it definitely caught the attention of Mark Zuckerberg.

Instagram was this hot, upstart, small... I think it was available only for iPhones at the time. And it didn't have any advertising on it. It was really just a way for people to share photos with heavily filtered photos, I should say. And at the time, it definitely caught the attention of Mark Zuckerberg.

Instagram was this hot, upstart, small... I think it was available only for iPhones at the time. And it didn't have any advertising on it. It was really just a way for people to share photos with heavily filtered photos, I should say. And at the time, it definitely caught the attention of Mark Zuckerberg.

He had a certain philosophy around acquisitions and startups. You know, there's one 2008 email from him saying, it is better to buy than compete. So you could sort of see his viewpoint here that when things got big enough, rather than trying to go head to head with them, he decided to buy them and bring them under the fold.

He had a certain philosophy around acquisitions and startups. You know, there's one 2008 email from him saying, it is better to buy than compete. So you could sort of see his viewpoint here that when things got big enough, rather than trying to go head to head with them, he decided to buy them and bring them under the fold.