Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to persuade Donald Trump to settle an antitrust case before its April 14 trial.
- The Federal Trade Commission filed the case in 2020, alleging Meta illegally acquired competitors.
- The FTC's case focuses on Meta's acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to stifle competition.
- FTC chair Ferguson said, "We're gearing up for trial" with top lawyers; the trial may last eight weeks.
- Zuckerberg visited Trump multiple times and made policy changes, but Trump has not decided on a settlement.
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Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has made repeated visits to the White House as he tries to persuade US President Donald Trump to settle a major antitrust case before it goes to trial on April 14, US media reported.
Zuckerberg bought a house in Washington DC for 23 million dollars (a 15-minute drive from the White House)
The CEO of Meta is intensifying his visits to the White House to get closer to Trump: he needs help for the antitrust process that opens in mid-April and to combat European laws
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta lobbying Trump to settle FTC’s antitrust case: report
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is aggressively lobbying the Trump administration to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against the company before it goes to trial later this month, according to a report Wednesday.
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