Most Americans don’t know that Instagram is owned by Facebook

By Todd Spangler
  • TECH

  • Thursday, 10 Oct 2019

A new survey by Pew Research Centre found that only 29% of Americans correctly named Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp as owned by Facebook. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Facebook is facing multiple antitrust investigations at federal and state levels, probing issues including whether it has used its ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp to anticompetitive advantage.

But the majority of regular Americans aren't actually aware that the social giant owns both Instagram and WhatsApp.

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