The FTC originally filed the complaint against Facebook, which is now under Metas corporate umbrella, in 2020.

This creates a huge hole for us, Zuckerberg wrote.

In a 2008 email, he wrote that it is better to buy than compete.

The Federal Trade Commission claims Facebook bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competition.

The Federal Trade Commission claims Facebook bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competition.© NurPhoto/Getty Images

Several years later, in 2014, Facebook bought the messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion.

Reuters reported that Boasbergs ruling will curtail Metas ability to make some of those claims at trial.

The court has not yet set a date for the trial to begin.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

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