https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/12/09/federal-government-48-states-bring-antitrust-action-against-facebook/ > By Marcy Gordon and Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press > WASHINGTON — Federal regulators asked Wednesday for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors.