the United States, ( US ) Meta has won a lawsuit against the photo software application startup Phhhoto

US judge dismissed a claim that Meta Platforms Inc. violated federal antitrust law when it allegedly forced a now-defunct startup for photo software applications out of business through its Facebook social media business.

On Thursday, a US judge dismissed a claim that Meta Platforms Inc. violated federal antitrust law when it allegedly forced a now-defunct startup for photo software applications out of business through its Facebook social media business.In a 67-page order, a US District Judge stated that Phhhoto had failed to file its claims under relevant US antitrust law in a timely manner

Phhhoto Inc. failed to timely file its claims under applicable US antitrust law, which has a four-year window, and under New York state competition laws, which have a three-year statute of limitations, according to US District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto’s 67-page ruling in Brooklyn, New York.According to Matsumoto, “Phhhoto has failed to allege sufficient facts that cure the untimeliness of all of its federal claims in its 69-page amended complaint of 222 paragraphs.” “No exception applies to toll the limitations periods,” she remarked.

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The court rejected Phhhoto’s request to amend its complaint and file a new one.A message seeking comment on Thursday was not immediately answered by Phhhoto’s attorneys at the plaintiffs’ firm Hausfeld.

A spokesperson for Meta referred to the lawsuit as “meritless” in a statement.

In 2014, Phhhoto announced the release of an app that claimed to “create a five-frame, looping video.” For $1 billion, Meta purchased the photo-sharing app Instagram two years prior. (roughly Rs. 8,820 crore).

In a 2021 lawsuit, Phhhoto claimed Facebook wanted to “crush” the photo-sharing app, which described itself as “an innovative nascent competitor” in court documents.Phhhoto’s attorneys stated in court that “Meta used its control of critical infrastructure to degrade the quality of Phhhoto’s content and the performance of its app, as well as to mislead and harm consumers.”

Facebook denied engaging in any anticompetitive behaviour.

Several lawsuits accusing Facebook of breaking the law on competition included this one.In a federal court in Washington, D.C., Facebook is defending itself against accusations that it abused its position as the dominant personal social networking site.