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

According to an internal email, Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instgram as solution to its 'cannibalization' of Facebook.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom painted a critical portrait of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his testimony in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit aimed at breaking up Meta, alleging that Zuckerberg deliberately stifled Instagram’s growth to protect Facebook.