Jan 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will ​file an appeal seeking ‌to revive its case accusing ‌Facebook parent company Meta Platforms of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and ⁠WhatsApp, the ‌FTC’s spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Meta defeated the ‍case last year when U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington ​ruled that the company ‌does not hold a monopoly now because it faces competition from TikTok.

The agency sought to force Meta to ⁠restructure or sell ​Instagram and WhatsApp ​to restore competition, saying the company spent billions ‍of ⁠dollars on the acquisitions to eliminate nascent competitors.

(Reporting by ⁠Jody Godoy in New York; ‌Editing by Nia Williams and ‌Franklin Paul)