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Meta, Instagram lose appeal bid to arbitrate startup’s competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-04 1:58 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

An appeals court has dismissed a second attempt by Meta and Instagram to shut down a misuse of market power case by a Melbourne-based social media startup.

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Injunction against Facebook doesn’t clash with competition watchdog’s orders, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-27 5:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A court has shut down Facebook’s renewed push to cut off Melbourne-based content strategists Sked Social from posting on Instagram on behalf of its clients, with a judge saying the social media giant’s justification for varying the injunction order was “flimsy and possibly strategic”.

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Facebook, Instagram waived right to arbitrate startup’s competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-12-23 6:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram have lost a bid to shut down a lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup, with a judge finding the digital giants relinquished their right to move the dispute to California.

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