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Antitrust hearing: Facebook's acquisition of Instagram under scrutiny

The emails were acquired by the House Judiciary Committee as part of its antitrust investigation

US lawmakers skewer Zuckerberg with Facebook's emails, allege monopoly

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In one email, Zuckerberg said Instagram could be “very disruptive” to Facebook

1 min read Last Updated : Jul 30 2020 | 11:54 PM IST

Zuckerberg was confronted about internal company emails he sent in 2012 about buying Instagram. The emails were acquired by the House Judiciary Committee as part of its antitrust investigation. In one email, Zuckerberg said Instagram could be

“very disruptive” to Facebook.

Topics : Facebook Mark Zuckerberg US antitrust case

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