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FTC v. Meta: the antitrust battle over Instagram and WhatsApp

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Former Google exec testifies about the company’s attempt to buy WhatsApp.

Neeraj Arora, who worked on an acquisition offer for WhatsApp at Google in the early 2010s before later joining the startup, is now testifying for the FTC. He’s discussing a 2010 Google presentation outlining the company’s strategic rationale for attempting to acquire the app. One of the goals listed was to “supercharge our mobile social initiatives.”

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