eBay Slams ‘Alarming’ Meta Subpoena in FTC Monopoly Case

eBay Slams ‘Alarming’ Meta Subpoena in FTC Monopoly Case
An eBay sign at an office building in San Jose, Calif., on May 28, 2014. Beck Diefenbach/Reuters
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E-commerce platform eBay Inc. on Monday asked a U.S. judge to block a bid by Meta Platforms Inc. for testimony from an eBay corporate official as the social media giant seeks rivals’ information to counter a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust lawsuit.

EBay’s lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said in a filing in San Francisco federal court that Meta is demanding confidential business information about eBay’s privacy policies, data retention, and other topics that are not relevant to the FTC’s monopoly claims.