Tech titan Mark Zuckerberg just pulled off another Silicon Valley power move, and honestly? We’re not even surprised.

In a wild turn of events, Meta (formerly Facebook) just won a massive monopoly trial where a federal judge basically declared social networking as we knew it is dead. Judge James Boasberg essentially told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that their antitrust case was about as relevant as a MySpace profile.

The Social Media Shake-Up

The judge’s reasoning? Social media has completely transformed. Remember when Facebook was just about connecting with your college buddies? Those days are long gone. Now it’s all about viral Reels, algorithm-driven content, and watching videos from strangers instead of your aunt’s vacation pics.

TikTok Changed Everything

Boasberg pointed out that platforms like TikTok fundamentally disrupted the social media landscape. Meta was forced to evolve, adding features like Reels to stay competitive. The judge basically said that Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube now look almost identical in their core features.

The Monopoly Myth

The FTC tried to argue that Meta was a monopoly, but the judge wasn’t buying it. In fact, he suggested that users are actually bored with their friends’ content and prefer algorithmically recommended videos. Talk about a social media existential crisis.

The takeaway? Social media isn’t what it used to be, and Mark Zuckerberg is still playing 4D chess while everyone else is playing checkers.