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Facebook Hit by New US Antitrust Case as FTC Seeks Do-Over
Newsmax ^ | August 19, 2021

Posted on 08/19/2021 10:34:28 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

U.S. antitrust officials on Thursday refiled their monopoly lawsuit against Facebook Inc., seeking to salvage the landmark case that a judge threw out in June.

The Federal Trade Commission filed the new complaint in federal court in Washington, alleging that Facebook violated antitrust laws by buying Instagram and WhatsApp in order to eliminate them as competitors.

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The agency is trying to revive the case after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in June dismissed it, saying the agency failed to provide enough detail to support its claim that Facebook has a monopoly in the social-media market. Boasberg had given the FTC 30 days to fix the error and refile, and the commission won an extension until Aug. 19.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigtech; censorship; facebook; freespeech; ftc; internet; socialmedia; technotyranny
Good news and Bad news.

Good News: Maybe Facebook will be destroyed.

Bad News: Facebook's cooperation with Marxist Democrat Terrorists will no longer be voluntary.

1 posted on 08/19/2021 10:34:28 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

FTC has kind of a lame case. Trying to undo FB acquisitions they approved years ago. There’s probably a better way to end Big Tech censorship.


2 posted on 08/19/2021 11:07:28 AM PDT by TimSkalaBim
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To: Navy Patriot

“U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in June dismissed it,”

Who wants to bet that the skids got greased in the case?

Let’s see the bank and communication records of the judge, the facebook legal team, zuckschmuck, and the rest of those with ties to facebook.


3 posted on 08/19/2021 1:53:58 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (One Nation, Under Fraud Completely Visible, With Spying and Lying Too All.)
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To: 2CAVTrooper
I've never met an honest Judge I didn't like.

Hmm, that's poorly constructed grammar, I should simplify it.

I've never met an honest Judge.

4 posted on 08/19/2021 2:39:26 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: TimSkalaBim
There’s probably a better way to end Big Tech censorship.

Yeah, Lithium fusion.

5 posted on 08/19/2021 2:41:21 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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