The courts are revisiting the possibility of breaking up major technology firms in light of antitrust concerns. The Federal Trade Commission recently began an antitrust trial against Meta, arguing that its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp resulted in an illegal social media monopoly. Separately, the Justice Department will present reasons to break up Google over its search engine dominance. Legal experts like William Kovacic highlight that while divestiture can be a remedy for anticompetitive behavior, it carries significant risks and must be approached with caution.
"For generations, the courts have faced the quandary of what action to take in major antitrust cases once a dominant company has been found to have engaged in anticompetitive behavior."
"The Federal Trade Commission argued that Meta maintained an illegal monopoly in social media through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp."
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