Judge grants US FTC more time to file amended complaint against Facebook

A US judge on Friday gave the US Federal Trade Commission until Aug. 19 to file an amended complaint in its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc, an extension of three weeks from the previous deadline. Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FTC’s request for the extension, which was not opposed by Facebook. “Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint by August 19, 2021,” Boasberg said in his order, adding that Facebook should respond to the mended complaint by October 4.

Boasberg had earlier said the FTC’s initial complaint failed to show that Facebook had monopoly power in the social networking market but said the FTC could file a new complaint by July 29.