Members of the FTC rejected a complaint from Meta asking them to disqualify Chair Lina Khan from judging the company’s proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited
Democratic commissioners reject Facebook parent’s claim that Khan’s past statements about the company show bias
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, had one of its toughest years in 2022. It’s facing fierce competition and a hit to its advertising business. But artificial intelligence that processes the company’s data to better pinpoint user interest could be about to turn that around. WSJ social-media reporter Salvador Rodriguez joins host Zoe Thomas to explain.WASHINGTON—Members of the Federal Trade Commission rejected a complaint from Meta Platforms Inc.
, according to an order made public Thursday. The agency’s Democratic commissioners said federal ethics rules don’t require Ms. Khan’s disqualification, even if her prior work and statements were critical of Meta, the Facebook owner that rebranded itself as a company focused on
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