Facebook responds to the FTC and state AGs, saying the lawsuits they've brought forth are “revisionist history” and their antitrust case is unprecedented
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Discussion
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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👀👀👀👀 Mark Zuckerberg's letter to employees: “Today's news is one step in a process which could take years to play out in its entirety. In the meantime, you shouldn't be communicating about these cases or related issues except with our legal team.”
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@jmorse_
Jack Morse
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Not exactly sure Instagram users view this as a positive, to be honest: “The Instagram you see today is the Instagram that Facebook built, not the app it acquired.” https://about.fb.com/...
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@chillmage
@chillmage
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Pretty bold to respond to massive antitrust lawsuits with a blog post that begins with “billions of people use Facebook's products every day” https://about.fb.com/...
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@rmac18
@rmac18
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Zuckerberg posted about the lawsuits internally about an hour ago. “Overall, we disagree with the government's allegations and we plan to fight this in court,” he writes. Otherwise, pretty bland.
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@migueldeicaza
Miguel de Icaza
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Facebook lawyer lies on their blog post- claiming that the FTC says “no sale is ever final”. That's not what the lawsuit says. What it says is that FB went to great lengths to prevent competition, in violation of antitrust laws, and has offered a benevolent remedy. https://twitte…
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@alexeheath
Alex Heath
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FB's longer response to these antitrust lawsuits is... something. https://about.fb.com/... “The Instagram you see today is the Instagram that Facebook built, not the app it acquired” “No American antitrust enforcer has ever brought a case like this before, and for good reason”
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@tonyromm
Tony Romm
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i think the antitrust enforcers do not see this statement as a negative! https://twitter.com/...
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@sarafischer
Sara Fischer
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“This lawsuit risks sowing doubt and uncertainty about the US government's own merger review process and whether acquiring businesses can actually rely on the outcomes of the legal process.” -Facebook https://twitter.com/...
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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In Short: Zuckerberg is ready to fight. And telling employees to zip it on anything that can jeopardize their defense. https://twitter.com/...
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@robinberjon
Robin Berjon
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This isn't the detail that anyone is going to focus on, but in this release Facebook is listing The New York Times as... a platform? https://about.fb.com/...
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@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
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Facebook explains why it thinks the FTC's lawsuit is bullshit https://twitter.com/...
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@mylesudland
Myles Udland
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Facebook's response to why the FTC is wrong to bring its lawsuit champions innovation, except in the specific area of antitrust law where things are apparently immutable. https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@kifleswing
Kif
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Apple listed first among “world-class competitors” in Facebook's response to FTC https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...