Daniel Matheson
Daniel Matheson is an attorney representing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc., where he argues that the company's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were aimed at unlawfully strengthening its monopoly in the social media market.
Global Media Ratings
Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 5.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 331,002,651 | 148,398 | $21,000,000 | 9,415$ |
| France | 2 | 6.00 | 0.10% | +0% | 65,273,511 | 65,701 | $2,700,000 | 2,718$ |
| Ireland | 2 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 5,030,000 | 4,207 | $5,100 | 4$ |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 5.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 5,094,118 | 2,553 | $62,000 | 31$ |
| Brazil | 1 | 5.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 211,049,527 | 89,694 | $1,500,000 | 637$ |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 17,643,060 | 7,043 | $108,000 | 43$ |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 18,171 | $2,700,000 | 723$ |
| Germany | 1 | 5.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 83,783,942 | 42,856 | $3,845,000 | 1,967$ |
| Portugal | 1 | 4.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 10,196,709 | 5,224 | $240,000 | 123$ |
| Monaco | 1 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 39,242 | 30 | $7,800 | 6$ |
| Malaysia | 1 | 5.00 | 0.10% | +0% | 32,365,999 | 32,496 | $364,000 | 365$ |
| Pakistan | 1 | 5.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 220,892,331 | 63,257 | $280,000 | 80$ |
| Kenya | 1 | 5.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 53,771,296 | 26,819 | $106,000 | 53$ |
| Tunisia | 1 | 6.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 11,818,619 | 8,981 | $45,000 | 34$ |
| Totals | 17 | 1,115,847,016 | 515,430 | $32,962,900 | 16,199$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Ireland:
Mr Zuckerberg was questioned by FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson and was asked about Facebook’s relationship with Instagram following the acquisition.
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Kenya:
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney Daniel Matheson showed Zuckerberg emails from 2012 in which Facebook's former chief financial officer listed possible reasons for buying start-ups like Instagram.
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Portugal:
Daniel Matheson argued that Meta decided it was easier to buy its rivals than to compete with them.
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Malaysia:
Daniel Matheson called Zuckerberg as the first witness to prove that Meta acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to maintain a monopoly in the social networking space.
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Brazil:
Daniel Matheson is the FTC lawyer who interrogated Zuckerberg about Facebook's relationship with Instagram after its acquisition.
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Ireland:
FTC attorney Daniel Matheson questioned Mark Zuckerberg during the trial.
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Pakistan:
FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson said that the unlawful strategy 'established entry barriers that for more than a decade protected Meta’s dominance'.
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United States:
FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson said Monday that Meta purchased Instagram and WhatsApp as part of a so-called 'buy or bury' strategy.
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Costa Rica:
Daniel Matheson, a lawyer for the FTC, argued in his opening statement that Meta decided it was easier to buy rivals than to compete with them.
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France:
Daniel Matheson is the lawyer for the FTC who argues that Meta has violated antitrust laws.
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