Facebook maintained monopoly by buying competitive threats like Instagram, WhatsApp: US Federal Trade Commission files complaint
The complaint states that Facebook has made an effort to to detect and evaluate competitive threats early, in order to neutralize them before they have a chance to grow fully.
In a case whose outcome can have significant ramifications across the globe, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint before the District Court at Columbia alleging anti-competitive conduct on the part of Facebook.