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A federal judge will allow an antitrust lawsuit brought by the federal government against Facebook to move forward, concluding that the Federal Trade Commission met the threshold for putting forward a valid claim of the platform’s anticompetitive conduct.
The ruling (read it here) by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg was a bit of a surprise, as last summer he tossed out the FTC’s lawsuit, calling it “legally insufficient.” But the FTC filed an amended lawsuit in August, and Boasberg wrote that it “has now cleared the pleading bar and may proceed to discovery.”
The lawsuit is one of a number of actions facing Facebook and other major tech platforms, as federal agencies and lawmakers vow to try to rein in their power. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote later this month on bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at preventing tech giants from giving preference to their own products or engage in conduct that disadvantages rivals.
Boasberg wrote that the FTC’s new complaint contained more robust facts in backing up its claim that Facebook has monopoly power and “has willfully maintained that power through anticompetitive conduct — specifically, the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.”
“Ultimately, whether the FTC will be able to prove its case and prevail at summary judgment and trial is anyone’s guess,” the judge wrote. “The Court declines to engage in such speculation and simply concludes that at this motion-to-dismiss stage, where the FTC’s allegations are treated as true, the agency has stated a plausible claim for relief under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.”
In June, Boasberg also tossed out a lawsuit brought by 48 state attorneys general, concluding that they waited too long to filed their case. The FTC
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Joe Lycett recently caused panic in Parliament after he leaked a parody report about the Downing Street lockdown parties. And now, the comedian's heart-breaking reason for doing so has been revealed. Joe, 33, lost his best friend at the start of lockdown and he had to hold a "tiny insufficient funeral" due to rules in place at the time.
released a spoof version of Gray’s report investigating the numerous lockdown parties at Downing Street.After it went viral on social media, Lycett screenshotted an exchange he had with a government worker, who claimed the parody was “read as an actual serious leak” within government that left “MP staff literally running around panicking”.Since the incident caught headlines, Lycett has released a statement explaining the parody report was driven by anger after his friend died from cancer in 2020.“I write comedy sometimes as a way of anger,” Lycett wrote. “I write a daft letter about a parking fine or change my name to Hugo Boss or fake a Sue Gray report, all essentially because I’m angry.
Lorraine Kelly responded to comedian Joe Lycett's hilarious fake Sue Gray report he published on social media.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Russian chess master who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.”Nona Gaprindashvili, who rose to prominence as a chess player in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, sued Netflix in federal court in September. She took issue with a line in the series in which a character stated — falsely — that Gaprindashvili had “never faced men.” Gaprindashvili argued that the line was “grossly sexist and belittling,” noting that she had in fact faced 59 male competitors by 1968, the year in which the series was set.Netflix sought to have the suit dismissed, arguing that the show is a work of fiction, and that the First Amendment gives show creators broad artistic license.
Hear’Say on tables.The end of the report read: “Please forward any queries to my email [email protected].”This is an actual series of messages I have received from someone who works for a cabinet minister. Source is verified.
Stath Lets Flats returned to screens for its highly-anticipated third season, over two years after the release of season two. MORE: Alan Carr's ex-husband Paul Drayton jailed for drunk drivingThe BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 comedy follows an incompetent and chaotic lettings agent who works at his father's company in North London and consistently fails in his work and love life and is loved by viewers for its eccentric humour and surprisingly sweet characters.
NME, Project Zomboid developer Chris Simpson has shared that in terms of multiplayer, The Indie Stone is taking “a lot of cues” from GTA RP, a popular mod for Grand Theft Auto 5 that lets players roleplay as a citizen of Los Santos.Simpson, who is a coder and managing director at The Indie Stone, said that the popularity of GTA RP, and the community that has formed around it, has helped to shape what he envisions Project Zomboid‘s multiplayer as offering in the future.“One big thing I’d like to see is really lean into the roleplay aspect and maybe have some kind of Dungeon Master-y type functionality to aid in storytelling and multiplayer. It’s basically to really push the creative storytelling in the game in various ways.
A new type of payment card has been released in the UK that allows shoppers to take products away from shops like ASDA, Aldi, Home Bargains, Tesco, Lidl and Primark before paying for them.
Milo Ventimiglia has a good hunch that fans will definitely tear up while watching the series finale of This Is Us.
Kanye West is furious that his ex-wife Kim Kardashian is letting their 8-year-old daughter North West continue to wear makeup despite his ongoing ban!
Amanda Holden’s fans have slammed the star for letting her 10 year old daughter Hollie wear make-up.The comments came after the Britain’s Got Talent judge shared a snap of her youngest daughter on Instagram to celebrate her birthday. In the photo, Hollie appears to be wearing lipstick and eye make-up. Amanda captioned the snap: “Our little Hollie Rose Hughes #HRH goers double digits today! 10!!! "Sassy, fearless, kind and EXTRA! We love you sooo much”.
Kanye West has hit out at estranged wife Kim Kardashian for allowing their eldest daughter, North, to wear lipstick when filming TikTok videos. North, eight, has gotten herself into bother with her parents a couple of times as a result of Tiktok – including when she gave a live tour of her home without Kim’s permission. A recent development in North’s antics is that she was spotted wearing lipstick in one of her clips, which rapper dad Kanye, 44, isn’t happy about and has criticised Kim, 41, for allowing her to wear it.
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. In a few months’ time, in fact, the reality star goes to trial over her fraud and money laundering charges. But it seems her co-stars aren't immune from controversy, either.
A post shared by Kathryn Prescott (@k.prescott77)Kathryn's incident was made public after United Kingdom-based twin sister, Megan Prescott, made a plea to get to New York. "I received the most terrifying phone call I've ever received in my life on Tuesday evening," Megan wrote on her Instagram last fall. "My twin sister Kathryn was hit by a cement truck while crossing a road in New York on the 7th September.""After fighting through complex surgery some of Kathryn's injuries include: broken pelvis in two places, both of her legs, her foot and her left hand," Megan continued. "She is incredibly lucky to be alive.
Kathryn Prescott, who was struck by a cement truck while in New York City in September, is finally speaking out amid her recovery.