A federal judge ruled that Meta does not have a social-media monopoly, rejecting a major antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The judge found the FTC failed to prove that Meta�s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp harmed competition in the personal social networking market.

The decision deals a significant blow to the FTC�s efforts to challenge Meta�s power, and the ruling is expected to limit future attempts to unwind the company�s past deals.