{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-daily.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fshould-facebook-be-broken-up-8cd3Bx9t","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Should Facebook Be Broken Up?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/03d8b4/03d8b493-87fc-4bd1-931f-8a8e9b945d8a/69dc5f9c-7c74-42b7-a0c3-65b005026896/c81936f538106550b804e7e4fe2c236319bab7fba37941a6e8f7e5c3d3048b88fc5b2182fb790f7d446bdc820406456c94287f245db89d8656c105d5511ec3de.jpeg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/69dc5f9c-7c74-42b7-a0c3-65b005026896\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Should Facebook Be Broken Up?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This episode contains strong language.\n\nWhen the photo-sharing app Instagram started to grow in popularity in the 2010s, the chief executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, had two options: build something comparable or buy it out. He opted for the latter.\n\nThe subsequent $1 billion deal is central to a case being brought against Facebook by the federal government and 48 attorneys general. They want to see the social network broken up.\n\nWill they succeed? On today’s episode, we look at one of the biggest cases to hit Silicon Valley in decades.\n\n\n\n\nGuest: Mike Isaac, a technology correspondent for The New York Times. \n\n\n\n\nFor an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter. You can read the latest edition here.\n\n\n\n\nBackground reading: Regulators have accused Facebook of buying up rising rivals to cement its dominance over social media.The cases against Facebook are far from a slam dunk — the standards of proof are formidable.\n\n\nFor more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily "}