In 2024, the Department of Justice launched an antitrust investigation into Apple, alleging it had unfairly acquired a monopoly in the smartphone market. Now, Apple claims in a court filing that Meta lobbied the agency to push forward with its lawsuit and played a “central role in developing the government’s allegations.”

The claims are contained in a motion accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant of failing to respond to subpoenas from Apple’s lawyers asking for information it believes will be crucial to its defense.

“For years, Meta has lobbied regulators and coordinated with developers with similar purported grievances against Apple,” the iPhone maker’s lawyers wrote. “Meta’s self-interested advocacy had the desired and intended effect.”

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