E-commerce platform eBay Inc. on Monday asked a U.S. judge to block a bid by Meta Platforms Inc. for testimony from an eBay corporate official as the social media giant seeks rivals’ information to counter a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust lawsuit.
EBay’s lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said in a filing in San Francisco federal court that Meta is demanding confidential business information about eBay’s privacy policies, data retention, and other topics that are not relevant to the FTC’s monopoly claims.
The subpoena fight is the latest flashpoint in Meta’s campaign to squeeze information from other technology and social media companies in advance of a possible trial next year against the FTC….