Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand Monday as his social media company faces accusations by the Federal Trade Commission of creating a monopoly. Zuckerberg’s testimony came immediately after Meta,

The Meta Platforms CEO testified that his company had legitimate business reasons for acquiring Instagram more than a decade ago.

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has taken the witness stand in a landmark antitrust trial to defend his company against allegations that his company operates a social media monopoly. His testimony is part of a case first brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2020 during the final days of the first Trump administration.