{"id":4415,"date":"2022-01-19T13:40:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T12:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/techscape-the-us-government-may-be-one-step-closer-to-breaking-up-meta\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:40:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T12:40:28","slug":"techscape-the-us-government-may-be-one-step-closer-to-breaking-up-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/techscape-the-us-government-may-be-one-step-closer-to-breaking-up-meta\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: The US government may be one step closer to breaking up Meta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: How a judge\u2019s ruling could pave the way for a costly, lengthy legal battle over the future of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ablink.editorial.theguardian.com\/ss\/c\/TBl-lE0k4WbTlFRn6v-lQXxTpTslqnvUsR2ofAkC00vqkHXqakTSxrykj9mrdACFo11SPMvm9ONAti2JcHBqUgcduObToxycReEYHcTAh6nov_u_7l464yKkl5CZpPeg-CqG3ueb-8UiDZ4dOkhK_xu6BZysaGtGOA-w2_0KTqLsMBLqZrcGelEg-7T5C6DRfMSsX1Wcyrv2RlHjbzIGx0ePxMD7meIXmznkqCFxtrflV_YvxDV9cqXgzdq7c2-9qYTW0MyIMCG7p9sc7wIKCg\/3ha\/N7031ZxvS8Cv2AmB8PHP-g\/h27\/towm4HqYM1UtQe3kzAkaoAWT_zh9HyZuTvPyJCk6JeE\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/sep\/12\/what-attracts-mark-zuckerberg-roman-hardman-augustus\">fascination with ancient Rome<\/a>, but last week a court decision threatened the future of another empire: his own.<\/p>\n<p>Judge James Boasberg said the US competition watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/jan\/12\/lawsuit-aiming-to-break-up-facebook-group-meta-can-go-ahead-us-court-rules\">can pursue the break up of Meta<\/a> \u2013 the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp \u2013 paving the way for a costly and lengthy legal battle. Boasberg had dismissed the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/jun\/28\/facebook-antitrust-lawsuits-dismissed-ftc\">first attempt in June<\/a>, but this time he was swayed by a revised FTC complaint under its new chair, Lina Khan.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/jan\/19\/techscape-breaking-up-meta\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e808a3edf9673e5b612f794569fa88328434f977\/0_190_5694_3416\/master\/5694.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b639b8c96e2839d8ac4cec2ddc5d21a9\" title=\"TechScape: The US government may be one step closer to breaking up Meta\" \/>In this week\u2019s newsletter: How a judge\u2019s ruling could pave the way for a costly, lengthy legal battle over the future of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here<br \/>\nMark Zuckerberg has a fascination with ancient Rome, but last week a court decision threatened the future of another empire: his own.<br \/>\nJudge James Boasberg said the US competition watchdog can pursue the break up of Meta \u2013 the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp \u2013 paving the way for a costly and lengthy legal battle. Boasberg had dismissed the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s first attempt in June, but this time he was swayed by a revised FTC complaint under its new chair, Lina Khan. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: How a judge\u2019s ruling could pave the way for a costly, lengthy legal battle over the future of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? 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