Daily Business Insights and the Rising Threat of Smishing

The trial between the US Federal Trade Commission and Meta began this week—and the future of the company is at stake. The FTC wants Meta to sell off two prized assets, Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing that it acquired them illegally to suppress competition. Today on the show, Senior Writer Paresh Dave joins host Zoë Schiffer to talk about what we know right now about the government’s case—and what we learned when Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday. 

Articles mentioned in this episode 

• FTC v Meta Trial: The future of Instagram and Whatsapp is at stake