Systrom testified that Instagram had the potential to thrive independently and did not require Meta’s infrastructure or resources to scale.

The first week of the Meta antitrust trial brought new revelations about how the company formerly known as Facebook approached the competitive threat

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom painted a critical portrait of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his testimony in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit aimed at breaking up Meta, alleging that Zuckerberg deliberately stifled Instagram’s growth to protect Facebook.