Zuckerberg resists antitrust lawsuit from Trump admin.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of the social media company and Mag. 7 member Meta, has taken a firm stance against the alleged accusations made by the Trump-run court system.

Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Donald Trump (right).

Meta has been one of the fastest growing tickers in the Mag. 7, and frankly even the Nasdaq index, as it failed to realize substantial losses amid the Trump tariff downturn for the remainder of the stock market. This was driven by self-reliance as a company, but also a wave of hype for its universal "Metaverse" digital space and AI innovations which, in a way, "cancelled out" tariff suspicions.

However, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, pursued an immediate threat to the well-off company by accusing it of violating antitrust laws. In a $1.3 trillion-dollar lawsuit by the government of the United States, Meta has been identified to have potentially created a monopoly in the social media market in the form of Facebook for "personal social networking" for its acquisition of competitors like Instagram and WhatsApp. Without very many competitors left in the industry, Meta-run companies were able to expand without much obstacle, effectively creating a stranglehold in the technology industry. This was, in part, why Meta did so good at the start of 2025.

The Federal Trade Commission, which has been threatened by the Trump administration, ironically led the lawsuit, which was agreed upon by the domineering president.

The CEO of Meta Platforms, Mark Zuckerberg, as attempted to provide an effective resistance against the potentially fatal lawsuit. He cited a vague definition of "personal social networking," stating that it not only includes connections with close family and friends but also entertainment and content creation.

The Trump-era FTC and the Supreme Court have previously made a ruling naming Alphabet Inc. to be a monopoly; as a result, the new lawsuit against Meta has been very worrying for the company and for investors.

Meta stock fell by well over 2% in reaction to the news.