Meta Judge’s Antitrust Dismissal ‘Usurped’ Jury, 9th Circ. Told

February 20, 2026

Facebook users urged the Ninth Circuit Thursday to revive their proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of monopolizing personal social networking markets by misrepresenting its privacy and data practices, arguing that a trial judge misapplied antitrust law and “improperly usurped the jury’s role” in deciding factual disputes.