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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

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Computers and the Internet Facebook Inc Federal Trade Commission Instagram Inc Instant Messaging Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Meta Platforms Inc Mobile Applications Social Media Systrom, Kevin Text Messaging WhatsApp Inc Zuckerberg, Mark E

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

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What’s at Stake in Trump’s Purge at the F.T.C

The president’s firing of the two Democratic commissioners at the regulator not only a challenge to the legal status quo, but also raises uncertainty for businesses.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler