FTC v. Meta: the antitrust battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
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The FTC’s view of how Meta’s ads work ‘doesn’t make any sense.’
It’s “not true” that Meta shows more ads to people who like sharing with friends and family, Sandberg says, disputing the government’s claim. Judge Boasberg summarizes the FTC’s argument that, because users who prefer sharing with friends are allegedly captive on Meta’s services, the company can increase the amount of ads they see without them leaving. He asks if Meta took those users’ preferences into account in serving ads. “I don’t believe so,” Sandberg says.
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