Could Zuckerberg Be Forced To Sell Instagram?

扎克伯格是否会被迫出售Instagram?

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2025-04-15

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Today, the trial opened on a long awaited antitrust case that could see Meta forced to sell two of its social media sites Instagram and WhatsApp, after being accused of creating a monopoly. Adam speaks to the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring and Mark Scott of the Atlantic Council, asking, what does this court case tell us about the relationship between Trump and big tech? Also, why are we talking about Katy Perry going to space? Adam is joined by science journalist Jonathan Amos and Suzie Imber, Professor of space physics at the University of Leicester. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9 New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Bella Saltiel and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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  • Hello,

  • I'm back and thank you to James and everyone else who has kept the Newscast Studio nice and warm

  • while I was away somewhere.

  • Simultaneously warm and cold.

  • Clues.

  • Anyway, I'll have two treats today for my return to the Newscast Studio.

  • One, I get to talk about my favourite pop star, Katy Perry,

  • who's been blasted into space today by Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon.

  • And secondly,

  • I get to press the imaginary big red button that launches the latest iteration of the Newscast trademark, Newsy Titles.

  • Here we go.

  • Blimey.

  • Hello, it's Adam in the Newscast Studio and shortly we will be talking about Katy Perry going into space.

  • But don't worry, it won't be all about pop stars, it will actually be about the business of space,

  • which is very, very interesting and there's a lot going on there.

  • But first of all, talking of business, we are going to go to a courtroom in Washington,

  • D.C., where today, on Monday, when we're recording this episode of Newscast,

  • a trial has begun where it is Mata, the owners of Facebook versus the FTC,

  • the Federal Trade Commission, who are the trade competition and consumer body in America.

  • And the FTC are alleging