{"id":546505,"date":"2023-02-01T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meta-gets-court-win-in-metaverse-acquisition-plans-report\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T18:30:00","slug":"meta-gets-court-win-in-metaverse-acquisition-plans-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-gets-court-win-in-metaverse-acquisition-plans-report\/","title":{"rendered":"# Meta gets court win in metaverse acquisition plans: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a322613735a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a322613735a1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-gets-court-win-in-metaverse-acquisition-plans-report\/#%E2%80%9D_Meta_gets_court_win_in_metaverse_acquisition_plans_Report_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Meta gets court win in metaverse acquisition plans: Report &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Meta_gets_court_win_in_metaverse_acquisition_plans_Report_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Meta gets court win in metaverse acquisition plans: Report &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDIvMWJjOTk4MGEtNzg2MC00N2I0LTlmY2YtNWY1MjBkZjQyMjU2LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a4050f8>A federal judge in the United States has reportedly given <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval for tech giant Meta to move forward on acquiring a virtual reality company.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Feb. 1 report from Bloomberg, Judge Edward Davila in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-01\/meta-wins-court-nod-to-buy-virtual-reality-startup-in-loss-for-lina-khan-s-ftc\">denied<\/a> an injunction by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, as part of an effort to block Meta from purchasing VR firm Within. However, he also reportedly issued a temporary restraining order preventing Meta from closing the deal for at least a week.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling was part of a lawsuit filed by the FTC against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in July in an attempt to block the tech firm from \u201cits ultimate goal of owning the entire \u2018metaverse.\u2019\u201d Meta had planned to purchase Within and its fitness app Supernatural, allegedly to acquire a potential threat to its metaverse plans.<\/p>\n<p>Before rebranding to Meta, Facebook faced a similar \u201canticompetitive conduct\u201d FTC complaint in 2020 for its acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014 and Instagram in 2012 for allegedly stifling innovation by buying the competition. The messaging and photo sharing applications had been potential challengers to Facebook\u2019s Messenger app and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<p>If successful in its legal efforts, Meta would likely be able to acquire small companies offering metaverse-related products or services and have them operate under its umbrella rather than as competitors. The FTC reportedly has a week to file an appeal to Judge Davila\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>How AI can make the metaverse a more interactive space<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg said in a November interview that Meta was \u201cpowering through\u201d any doubts regarding its metaverse ambitions. 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