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The DOJ said in its announcement that “The Executive Order directs the Attorney General and the FTC to ‘ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry.’

The FTC offered the example of a pharmacy excluding regular customers for a special promotion for over-the-counter medications or weight-loss supplements under the assumption that those customers are likely to buy those products anyway.

The FTC also alleges that many consumers said they were enrolled in Uber One without giving their consent.

Meta says it faces competition from apps such as TikTok and YouTube, but the FTC says video apps are different from personal social networking services.

"They decided that competition was too hard and it would be easier to buy out their rivals than to compete with them," said FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson in his opening statement at Monday's trial.