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The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.

For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.

By Steve Lohr

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The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.

For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.

By Steve Lohr

Computers and the Internet Corporations Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) Meta Platforms Inc Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria United States Politics and Government Zuckerberg, Mark E

Mark Zuckerberg Is Back in the Hot Seat in a Crucial Trial

Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal antitrust trial. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for The New York Times, recalls some of Zuckerberg’s past congressional hearings and explains why the stakes are even higher this time.

By Cecilia Kang Christina Shaman and Pierre Kattar

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What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?

Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.

By Mike Isaac