Meta’s beef with the press flares at its antitrust trial
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Summary
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has drawn attention to the media’s criticism of the company during its antitrust trial, with the company’s lawyer, Mark Hansen, calling a 2019 article by journalist Kara Swisher “particularly offensive” in court on Tuesday.
Swisher’s article, published in Vanity Fair, described Zuckerberg as a “small little creature with a shrivelled soul”, and criticised the way the CEO handled questions about Facebook’s involvement with the data mining firm Cambridge Analytica.
Hansen also attacked Om Malik, a venture capitalist and founder of GigaOm, who had also written about Meta’s acquisition strategy, accusing him of being a “failed blogger” with an agenda.
The exchange highlights the deteriorating relations between big tech and media companies, who have become increasingly critical of the dominance of platforms like Facebook.