Judge Rules Meta Doesn't Hold Monopoly

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Above: A Meta logo sign at the VivaTech show in Paris on June 11, 2025. Image credit: Chesnot/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

Meta's win exposes Washington's flawed belief that competition can be engineered through regulation. The FTC's narrow view ignored market realities — TikTok and other platforms force Meta to constantly evolve. Real monopoly threats come from government barriers, not tech success and competition thrives through consumer choice.

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Narrative B

This ruling is profoundly wrong. Meta bought Instagram and WhatsApp to eliminate rivals, not compete on merits. The court wrongly concluded that Facebook competes with TikTok, as this case is about how people connect and build communities, not generic attention. Meta dominates social networking and wields dangerous power.

Open Markets Institute