The FTC is reportedly investigating Meta’s VR unit for non-competitive practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as well as several states, including New York, Tennessee and North Carolina, are reportedly investigating Meta’s virtual reality department regarding potential anti-competitive behavior. According to , The FTC and the state attorneys involved began interviewing third-party developers last year to find out if the company had put them at a disadvantage when they tried to compete with their own software.

Some third-party developers claim that Meta often copies their best ideas and then makes it difficult for their headset apps to work. Among other developers, the socket indicates experience creator . In 2019, he added a feature to his app that allowed Oculus Quest owners to stream PC games to their headphones. Meta, then known as Facebook, reportedly threatened to remove the app if Godin did not remove the feature. The same year the company , a feature that allows Quest users to connect headphones to their computer via a USB-C cable.

It is unclear how close the FTC could be to filing a formal indictment against Meta. The agency declined to comment on the matter Bloomberg. What is clear, however, is that Meta is firmly on the target of the FTC because of its various acquisitions. In December, Information the agency reported in his proposed buy studio Inside. Separately, this week a federal judge allowed the FTC to continue with which seeks to undo the acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram.