{"id":137183,"date":"2025-11-20T07:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/20\/social-media-monopoly-claims-against-meta-may-wilt-in-wake-of-its-win-in-ftc-case-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:29:56","slug":"social-media-monopoly-claims-against-meta-may-wilt-in-wake-of-its-win-in-ftc-case-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/20\/social-media-monopoly-claims-against-meta-may-wilt-in-wake-of-its-win-in-ftc-case-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Monopoly Claims Against Meta May Wilt in Wake of Its Win in FTC Case, Experts Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meta Platforms Inc. appears less vulnerable to future monopolization claims after defeating the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust bench trial ruling, according to antitrust litigators who say the decision may influence how courts rule in pending antitrust cases naming Meta as a defendant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/928392263\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/928392263\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/928392263\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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