Zuckerberg lobbies Trump to avoid Meta antitrust trial

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Mark Zuckerberg lobbied President Trump to settle a 2020 FTC antitrust case that seeks to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp for allegedly maintaining an illegal monopoly. The case was set for trial on April 14, 2025. According to WSJ, negotiations failed and the trial proceeded as scheduled. The FTC case, originally filed under the first Trump administration, alleges Meta crushed competition through strategic acquisitions.

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[1] Meta CEO Zuckerberg lobbies Trump to avoid antitrust trial, WSJ reports · Apr 2, 2025 Tier 1

[2] Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump to Avoid Meta Antitrust Trial · Apr 2, 2025 Tier 1

[3] Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Failed Negotiations to End Meta's Antitrust Case · Apr 3, 2025 Tier 1

[4] Meta CEO Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump to Avoid Antitrust Trial · Apr 2, 2025 Tier 2

[5] Trump sued to break up Meta in 2020. It's finally going to trial · Apr 12, 2025 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Zuckerberg lobbies Trump to avoid Meta antitrust trial.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, April 2, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-04-02--zuckerberg-lobbies-trump-to-avoid-meta-antitrust-trial/