Meta Antitrust Trial Begins

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Meta's antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram

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Trial begins in landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta .

FTC alleges Meta bought Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate competition.

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are both expected to testify at the trial.

FTC v Meta was filed during President Donald Trump 's first administration but risks becoming politicized during his second term.

FTC 's case against Meta will be tougher to prove, expert says.

Meta in a statement said the evidence at trial "will show what every 17-year-old in the world knows" There's more competition in the personal network services space that Meta operates in, she says.

"I think they have a real uphill battle," expert says of FTC .

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