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Phhhoto’s antitrust claim against Meta is heading back to the courts

A U.S. appeals court has overturned a decision in an antitrust lawsuit against Meta, which was filed in in late 2021 by the long-shuttered social app

A U.S. appeals court has overturned a decision in an antitrust lawsuit against Meta, which was filed in in late 2021 by the long-shuttered social app Phhhoto. The decision means that Phhhoto will get another shot at arguing that Meta behaved in an anti-competitive fashion, ultimately putting its company out of business after copying its features and restricting its growth. The district court never ruled on these claims because the judge determined the antitrust law known as the Sherman Act’s four-year statute of limitations had run out.

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