Systrom testified that Instagram had the potential to thrive independently and did not require Meta’s infrastructure or resources to scale.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has accused Mark Zuckerberg of stifling the photo-sharing app in testimony that backs up antitrust regulators in a monopoly trial that could lead to Meta’s break-up.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom today testified in the Meta Platforms Inc. antitrust trial, supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s contention that Mark Zuckerberg bought Instagram because he saw it as a “threat.”