Meta Spars With FTC on Whether TikTok, X, Reddit Are Competitors

Tech executives from major social media networks like TikTok, X, Reddit, Pinterest and Discord have appeared in federal court over the past week as part of the US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms Inc.

Meta believes they are competitors. The FTC disagrees.

The fight to legally define the social networking market has taken center stage at the trial, which is in its third week in Washington. The initial excitement of the trial’s first few days, which saw high-profile witnesses such as Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, has given way ...