Daily News Article - April 17, 2025
1. Define antitrust laws and monopoly.
2. What is Mark Zuckerberg/Meta accused of doing?
3. What would be the worst outcome of the trial for Meta?
4. Who will decide the outcome of this case? Why?
5. The FTC during the first Trump administration began the investigation into Meta. What did the Biden administration then do?
6. What proof did the FTC provide for its argument that Meta made a calculated effort to "buy or bury" any potential rivals to Facebook?
7. How did Meta refute the allegations against the company that it is operating an illegal monopoly?
8. When is the trial expected to be settled?
9. Following the 2020 election, Meta suspended President Trump's accounts. After President Trump was shot by an attempted assassin at a rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024, Meta admitted to censoring the photo of Trump with blood running down his face, raising his fist and yelling "Fight fight fight." What actions did Zuckerberg take in an attempt to curry favor with President Trump once he was elected to this second term?
10. Do you think Meta made a calculated effort to "buy or bury" any potential rivals to Facebook? Is Meta engaged in unfair businesses practices to control the market and therefore its customers? Explain your answers.