Big Tech has emerged victorious over years of bipartisan scrutiny in Washington, as major antitrust efforts and legislative pushes continue to fail. The latest setback for regulators came this week when Meta won a landmark antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission near the end of President Trump’s first term.
Similar defeats include the government’s failed attempts to block Microsoft’s Activision deal and to force Google to divest Chrome.
This was a huge week for antitrust law. A federal judge tossed the FTC’s case against Meta, ruling the agency failed to show Meta holds monopoly power in “personal social networking.” @zingales and I talk about the key lessons. pic.twitter.com/b5zw6IESAd
— Bethany McLean (@bethanymac12) November 20, 2025
Courts have repeatedly ruled against regulators, often pointing to outdated market definitions that lag behind rapid technological shifts.
Meanwhile, Congress remains stalled on key bills, including federal privacy legislation, the JPCA antitrust bill, the Kids Online Safety Act, and proposed AI rules.
Deep State Judge James Boasberg has rejected an antitrust lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, concluding that the FTC failed to adequately prove that Meta operates as a monopoly. pic.twitter.com/JkOUBiYm0R
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) November 19, 2025
The anti–Big Tech coalition is increasingly fractured, with some critics simultaneously promoting AI growth.
As a result, Big Tech firms are positioned to expand further through acquisitions unless public anger grows over job losses tied to AI.
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