MINI TECH SCROLL: Meta antitrust trial, Google ad tech monopoly, the rise of virtual creators + 'Apple' dance TikToker sues Roblox

The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from April 23rd, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:00 Meta antitrust trial breakdown

9:01 Google loses ad technology monopoly case

10:54 The rise of virtual influencers

14:41 Apple dance creator sues Roblox

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Sources:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/google-under-fire-again-on-search-as-hatch-calls-for-ftc-probe 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/technology/facebook-antitrust-monopoly.html 

https://www.theverge.com/news/646809/ftc-v-meta-antitrust-monopoly-trial-instagram-whatsapp 

https://www.theverge.com/policy/646828/meta-ftc-antitrust-trial-preview-instagram-whatsapp 

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-ftc-negotiations-a53b3382 

https://theconversation.com/google-loses-online-ad-monopoly-case-but-its-just-one-of-many-antitrust-battles-against-big-tech-254602

https://x.com/NewsFromGoogle/status/1912892999047971152  

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/559582/charli-xcx-apple-dance-roblox-lawsuit 

https://blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/youtube-culture-trends-report-virtual-creators/ 

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/heyer-v-roblox-2-25-cv-03236-complaint-april-2025.pdf