f t c. this is the agency that deals a lot with monopoly matter. the judge in washington dc said that the f t c had not provided enough concrete facts to support its assertion that the, that facebook was acting as a monopoly in social networking. however, the judge did not entirely dismiss this case. instead, it gave the f t c agency, 30 days to come back with a re filed complaint. presumably with some more facts in an separate matter, the judge, same judge, dismissed a series of lawsuits filed by state governments. that said that facebook had attempted to extend its monopoly power by buying up nascent competitors like whatsapp and instagram, which the company did in the early part of the last decade. and the judge said that too much time elapsed since facebook made those acquisitions for this to go through . so what it means ultimately is that it's very difficult or more difficult than many people would think for the government and its agencies and its lawyers to take on internet giants and try to prove monopolies. they can't do it on their own. th

the f t c also has the option of going before the agencies own administrative law judge moving forward. notably, bypassing a one trillion dollar market cap. facebook joins and elite club that includes apple, amazon, in google, all of whom are all facing anti trust lawsuits from the us government. here in the nation's capital, a one trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill is teetering on the brink of collapse. that's because republicans and democrats remain at odds over the framework of that bill, even though president biden announced last week that both sides had struck a deal. now this back and forth is business as usual, but it's happening as the country faces the worst water crisis in decades impacting the most vulnerable americans are cheese. trinity chavez. how's the story of the corona, virus emergency, when washing your hands and overall cleanliness is of the utmost importance. experts say we are dealing with the worst water crisis in decades that have left millions of people without access to clean, safe and affordable drinking water, nations poorest suffering the most.