The Federal Trade Commission has taken an aggressive stance toward antitrust action in general—conceiving of it as a way to cut big businesses down to size, rather than merely protect consumer welfare ...

The Federal Trade Commission’s bid to stifle Big Tech’s “potential competition” acquisitions suffered a setback after a ...

The agency’s Democratic commissioners said federal ethics rules don’t require Lina Khan’s disqualification from judging ...

The FTC can still appeal that decision, but a successful acquisition of the firm by Meta could mark an important inflection point for the company, which in recent years has mostly shied away from big ...

The antitrust world has changed, and we have to respond accordingly, said Baker & Hostetler antitrust leader Carl Hittinger.

Its courtroom win over Within notwithstanding, Meta still faces other—more serious—challenges from regulators at home (where another FTC lawsuit calls for its break-up) and in Europe (where tough new ...

A federal court has reportedly rejected a request from regulators to block Meta Platform Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Within Unlimited Inc. for $400 million. Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal ...

After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom ...

Below: A judge is said to have shot down the FTC’s Meta-VR suit, and the agency dings a drug discount ... to adequately vet ...

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram announced plans to buy virtual reality app maker Within back in 2021.

FTC claims not to be doing that, but has only provided a couple of clear exceptions, which means it invites challenges from other areas. These challenges might come from the realm of cybersecurity ...

Meta Platforms is turning its focus toward efficiency, and analysts seem to like the narrative shift from the battered ...