Meta faces landmark antitrust trial: Could be forced to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is heading to court in a historic antitrust trial that could force the tech giant to unwind its most important acquisitions — Instagram and WhatsApp. The trial, starting Monday, marks a major legal battle in the U.S. government’s push to regulate Big Tech and rein in monopolistic power.

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