

It included a long series of statements from Khan, made before she became chair of the FTC, which were critical of the social media giant. In its motion, Facebook argued that the FTC vote to file the amended complaint was not valid because Khan participated. The FTC voted 3-2 along party lines in August to file the amended lawsuit and denied Facebook's request that agency chair Lina Khan be recused. personal social networking market with more than 65% of monthly active users since 2012.įacebook filing said the FTC's complaint was "at odds with the commercial reality of intense competition with surging rivals like TikTok and scores of other attractive options for consumers."

The FTC argued at length in its revised complaint that Facebook dominates the U.S. The FTC's amended complaint, filed in August, added more detail on its accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and again asked Boasberg to order the sale of Instagram and WhatsApp.
