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At Trial, Instagram Co-Founder Says Meta Denied His Company Resources
Kevin Systrom said during testimony in a landmark antitrust trial that he believed Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, viewed Instagram as a threat.
Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told a federal judge Tuesday that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg underinvested in the photo-sharing app after it was sold to Meta.
Instagram Co-Founder Claims App Could Have Thrived Without Meta
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that his fledgling photo-sharing app could have succeeded without being acquired by Meta Platforms Inc., and that eventually Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg treated Instagram’s growth as a “threat” and starved it of resources.
Meta denied resources, fearing the Instagram’s success: Cofounder Kevin Systrom
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that after Meta’s 2012 acquisition, Mark Zuckerberg withheld resources from Instagram, fearing it threatened Facebook’s growth. Despite Instagram’s rapid expansion to 1 billion users,
Instagram co-founder supports FTC’s case in landmark Meta monopoly trial
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom today testified in the Meta Platforms Inc. antitrust trial, supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s contention that Mark Zuckerberg bought Instagram because he saw it as a “threat.
Instagram and Facebook are hardly social media apps anymore. Here's the proof.
Meta says in slides for the opening statement in its antitrust trial that just 7% of time spent on Instagram in 2025 is spent ...
What if Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on ...
Global Outage Hits Meta Platforms: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram Face Widespread Glitches
On Saturday, April 12, users of Meta's platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, encountered significant technical disruptions. This article delves into the scope of the outage, user ...
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Mark Zuckerberg considered Instagram spin-off amid 'calls to break up' Big Tech
In a 2012 email, Zuckerberg told Facebook’s then-CFO, David Ebersman, that a purchase of Instagram and other startups could be looked at as a way for Facebook to buy time. “Even if some new ...
India witnesses widespread tech outages with UPI, Airtel, Jio, WhatsApp, Instagram facing downtime
Although minor hiccups  for apps are not uncommon, such a wide array of disruptions across unrelated platforms raises ...
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Facebook owner Meta faces existential threat at trial over Instagram, WhatsApp
Zuckerberg is expected to testify at the trial, where he will face questioning about emails in which he proposed acquiring photo-sharing app Instagram as a way to neutralize a potential Facebook ...
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Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Bought Instagram Because It Had a Better Camera
At the time, Facebook was doing a “build vs. buy analysis” on developing a camera for its mobile app, Zuckerberg said, according to Reuters. “I thought that Instagram was better at that ...