The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp

In a bonus episode of The Vergecast, Nilay Patel talks with Verge policy editor Russell Brandom, senior reporter Adi Robertson, and contributing editor Casey Newton about the FTC suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Further reading: The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp The good and the bad in the government’s case against Facebook Facebook calls antitrust lawsuits ‘revisionist history’ Instagram would be better off without Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.