“Buy or Bury”: ¿Innovación o amenaza a la competencia? - vLex Colombia

“Buy or Bury”: ¿Innovación o amenaza a la competencia?

Published date15 December 2025
Law FirmIbarra Rimón

En diciembre de 2020, la Fedral Trade Commission (FTC) demandó a Meta y la acusó de mantener ilegalmente un monopolio en las redes sociales, escenario en el que la adquisición de Instagram y WhatsApp, habrían sido un factor clave.


Según CeCo la FTC sostuvo que Meta había aplicado la estrategia conocida como «buy or bury» que consistía en comprar o sofocar a emprendimientos rivales antes de que se conviertan en una amenaza. Salió a relucir un mensaje de Zuckerberg en donde afirmaba que: «es mejor comprar que competir», lo que reflejaba una cultura empresarial enfocada en neutralizar de manera temprana la competencia.


El 18 de noviembre de 2025, el juez federal James Boasberg desestimó las pretensiones de la FTC y concluyó que no había encontrado evidencias de que, en la actualidad, Meta ostentara una posición...

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