Systrom testified that Instagram had the potential to thrive independently and did not require Meta’s infrastructure or resources to scale.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told a US court that Mark Zuckerberg saw Instagram as a threat and deliberately restricted its growth after Facebook acquired it.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has accused Mark Zuckerberg of stifling the photo-sharing app in testimony that backs up antitrust regulators in a monopoly trial that could lead to Meta’s break-up.