A new op-ed published on Techdirt takes aim at Meta's proposed settlement with state attorneys general, a deal currently awaiting court approval. The author notes that the settlement has been widely touted as industry-redefining—a label Meta itself is eager to embrace.
But the op-ed argues that this framing misses a deeper issue: the settlement may actually create or entrench antitrust problems rather than resolve them. The piece does not dispute the settlement's scope, but it questions whether the deal truly addresses the competitive harms at the heart of the states' case.
With only this single source, there is no independent counterpoint to weigh. The op-ed's central claim is that the settlement, for all its public relations value, leaves a significant antitrust concern unaddressed—one that could matter more than the industry-redefining narrative suggests.