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Meta Threatens to Cut Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria Amid U.S. FTC Antitrust Trial Citing TikTok Rivalry and Messaging Threat

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Updated May 6, 2025, 11:53 PM

Meta Platforms Inc. is contesting fines imposed by Nigerian authorities over alleged consumer data violations, with the company reportedly threatening to suspend Facebook and Instagram services in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. Concurrently, Meta is engaged in a high-profile antitrust trial in the United States, where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that Meta acquired WhatsApp and Instagram to stifle competition. A former Meta executive provided limited support for the FTC's claims, acknowledging that messaging apps posed a competitive threat to Facebook but did not regard WhatsApp as such prior to its acquisition. The trial has highlighted the evolving competitive landscape, with TikTok emerging as a significant rival potentially influencing the case's outcome. Mark Zuckerberg previously identified mobile messaging as the "biggest threat" to Facebook's dominance before the WhatsApp purchase, underscoring the strategic motivations behind Meta's acquisitions.

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Engadget

@engadget

What we’ve learned from FTC v. Meta antitrust trial https://t.co/07XyszTzRJ

The Capitol Forum

@Capitol_Forum

FTC v. Meta: Before Meta Bought WhatsApp, Zuckerberg Called Mobile Messaging 'Biggest Threat' Facebook Faced $META $MSFT https://t.co/2ssa32L8Dw h/t @ColeCahill & @jbliss1987

华尔街日报中文网

@ChineseWSJ

Meta is fighting an antitrust lawsuit that threatens the future fate of its social media empire, and after a few weeks of trial, Meta's best hope of winning the lawsuit is probably pinned on one competitor: TikTok. https://t.co/s5uy2jVff0