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AI Listening Devices: Handy Helpers or Legal Minefields?

2025/5/5
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Dave Michaels: 我报道了FTC与Meta之间的反垄断诉讼。FTC认为Meta通过收购WhatsApp和Instagram，制造了社交媒体领域的垄断。他们认为YouTube和TikTok等平台不构成竞争，因为这些平台是基于兴趣的娱乐平台，而非建立在用户社交关系网上的平台，而社交关系网是Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp的核心价值。 Meta则辩称，自收购以来，社交媒体市场竞争加剧，TikTok和YouTube等平台构成了强有力的竞争。Instagram联合创始人Kevin Systrom的证词显示，Instagram在被Meta收购前发展迅速，并且与Facebook存在用户竞争。Systrom也承认，如今的社交媒体平台都专注于通过视频内容吸引用户，这与2012年的情况不同。 负责此案的法官James Boasberg对社交媒体平台的差异性表示怀疑，认为可能只是程度上的差异，而非本质上的差异。此案的焦点在于如何界定社交媒体市场，以及Meta是否构成垄断。Meta将试图证明其目前面临来自TikTok、YouTube等平台的激烈竞争，而这在2012年收购Instagram和WhatsApp时并不存在。

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Would you strap a device on your wrist that listens) to your every word every day so it can send you relevant reminders and summarize your conversations? WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern did just that and shares her insights about the usefulness of such devices and the legal questions around their use. Plus: We get an update on the courtroom showdown between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social-media company is operating a monopoly. WSJ reporter Dave Michaels brings us up to speed.

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