Judge Said to Allow Meta’s Deal for Virtual Reality Start-Up to Move Forward
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Judge Said to Allow Meta’s Deal for Virtual Reality Start-Up to Move Forward

The ruling, which is under seal, is a defeat for the Federal Trade Commission, which tried to block Meta’s deal with a rarely used antitrust argument.
Ticketmaster Cast as a Powerful ‘Monopoly’ at Senate Hearing
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Ticketmaster Cast as a Powerful ‘Monopoly’ at Senate Hearing

The Judiciary Committee, responding to the bungled sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, heard the company apologize and its critics trace the problem to the industry’s lack of competition.