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FTC Escalates Antitrust War: Notice of Appeal Filed in Meta Breakup Case

In a decisive move that signals the government's refusal to back down from its multi-year pursuit of Big Tech, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officially filed a notice of appeal today, January 20, 2026. The appeal seeks to overturn a November 2025 district court ruling that had initially

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Meta’s AI Ambitions Hit Regulatory Roadblock: WhatsApp Antitrust Order Reshapes the 2026 Outlook

As 2025 draws to a close, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) finds itself at a critical crossroads, grappling with a wave of aggressive antitrust enforcement that threatens to dismantle its "walled garden" strategy for artificial intelligence. In a series of rapid-fire rulings spanning from New Delhi to Rome,