l Meta trial: 5 key moments from Zuckerberg's testimony

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Meta trial: 5 key moments from Zuckerberg's testimony

FILE PHOTO: Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg gestures during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. / REUTERS/Nathan Howard/ File Photo

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week at a high-stakes trial in Washington where the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp.

Here are five key moments from his testimony.

BREAKUP CONSIDERED

Zuckerberg in 2018 floated the idea of spinning off Instagram amid mounting pressure on Big Tech from antitrust regulators, in a sign of how seriously he took the threat of precisely the type of claims Meta now faces.

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