<p>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did not hesitate to point out that his company lags behind some competitors on various aspects during an antitrust testimony before a Congressional&nbsp;panel.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Zuckerberg pointed out that Amazon is the fastest-growing advertising platform and Google is the biggest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"In many areas, we are behind our competitors," Zuckerberg said. "The most popular messaging service in the US is iMessage. The fastest growing app is TikTok. The most popular app for video is YouTube. The fastest growing ads platform is Amazon. The largest ads platform is Google. And for every dollar spent on advertising in the US, less than ten cents is spent with us."</p>

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<p>Executives of these tech companies were asked to appear at once as it allows them to spread the burden.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Questions for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday for Google Inc and Facebook Inc were stricter than those of Apple Inc as the case of antitrust is stronger in their case than Tim Cook's company.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Facebook CEO was also questioned about its purchase of Instagram in 2012 and if they acquired it as it was a threat.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to Zuckerberg, the deal was reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission. He went on to say that Instagram at the time was a tiny photo-sharing app rather than a social-media phenomenon.</p>

<p>"People didn't think of them competing with us in that space," he said.</p>


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did not hesitate to point out that his company lags behind some competitors on various aspects during an antitrust testimony before a Congressional panel.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did not hesitate to point out that his company lags behind some competitors on various aspects during an antitrust testimony before a Congressional panel. Also read: 'Google steals content from honest businesses': Sundar Pichai questioned Zuckerberg pointed out that Amazon is the fastest-growing advertising platform and Google is the biggest. "In many areas, we are behind our competitors," Zuckerberg said. "The most popular messaging service in the US is iMessage. The fastest growing app is TikTok. The most popular app for video is YouTube. The fastest growing ads platform is Amazon. The largest ads platform is Google. And for every dollar spent on advertising in the US, less than ten cents is spent with us." × Executives of these tech companies were asked to appear at once as it allows them to spread the burden. Questions for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday for Google Inc and Facebook Inc were stricter than those of Apple Inc as the case of antitrust is stronger in their case than Tim Cook's company. Facebook CEO was also questioned about its purchase of Instagram in 2012 and if they acquired it as it was a threat. According to Zuckerberg, the deal was reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission. He went on to say that Instagram at the time was a tiny photo-sharing app rather than a social-media phenomenon. "People didn't think of them competing with us in that space," he said.

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<p>Amazon.com Inc's chief executive,&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;Bezos, escaped questioning for about an hour in a high-profile US&nbsp;House of Representatives antitrust hearing on Wednesday in what may have been the result of a tech glitch.</p>

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<p>Lawmakers, who held the hearing via videoconference, focused on asking the CEOs of Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc a barrage of questions on alleged abuses of market power.</p>

<p>Bezos&nbsp;was questioned intensely later on in the hearing. Any issue with his video stream would not have been the only technical challenge affecting the antitrust grilling in Washington, however.</p>

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<p>Poor audio quality, flat-screen televisions going off, chief executives appearing together as thumbnails on a large screen - led to observers on Twitter and frustrated viewers to mock the virtual set-up.</p>

<p>The committee did not immediately comment on the issue.</p>

<p>"Worst zoom quiz night ever," tweeted Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, sharing a screenshot of the executives shown in small side-by-side boxes.</p>

<p>The CEOs were later shown individually on large screens, leading some viewers to call on the Twitter account @ratemyskyperoom to judge their surroundings. Others criticized the executives' sound quality or delayed audio.</p>

<p>It was not clear what happened with Amazon's virtual feed, according to a congressional aide with direct knowledge of the matter.</p>

<p>Amazon did not immediately comment on the issue.</p>

<p>The committee also took a 10-minute break to fix technical issues for those in the hearing room.</p>


Amazon.com Inc's chief executive, Jeff Bezos, escaped questioning for about an hour in a high-profile US House of Representatives antitrust hearing on Wednesday in what may have been the result of a tech glitch.

Amazon.com Inc's chief executive, Jeff Bezos, escaped questioning for about an hour in a high-profile US House of Representatives antitrust hearing on Wednesday in what may have been the result of a tech glitch. Also read: 'Google steals content from honest businesses': Sundar Pichai questioned Lawmakers, who held the hearing via videoconference, focused on asking the CEOs of Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc a barrage of questions on alleged abuses of market power. Bezos was questioned intensely later on in the hearing. Any issue with his video stream would not have been the only technical challenge affecting the antitrust grilling in Washington, however. × Poor audio quality, flat-screen televisions going off, chief executives appearing together as thumbnails on a large screen - led to observers on Twitter and frustrated viewers to mock the virtual set-up. The committee did not immediately comment on the issue. "Worst zoom quiz night ever," tweeted Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, sharing a screenshot of the executives shown in small side-by-side boxes. The CEOs were later shown individually on large screens, leading some viewers to call on the Twitter account @ratemyskyperoom to judge their surroundings. Others criticized the executives' sound quality or delayed audio. It was not clear what happened with Amazon's virtual feed, according to a congressional aide with direct knowledge of the matter. Amazon did not immediately comment on the issue. The committee also took a 10-minute break to fix technical issues for those in the hearing room.

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