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Facebook Asks US Court for Old FTC Documents in Antitrust Fight Against Company's Merger
Facebook has asked a US court for eight documents created by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC sued Meta's Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.
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Big Tech's Little Mergers Draw More US Antitrust Scrutiny
US Federal Trade Commission staff presented data on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped guidelines on vertical mergers which combine a company with a supplier — both steps indicating plans to be tougher on deals.
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Facebook Fined 110 Million Euros Over 'Misleading' Information In WhatsApp Takeover
The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp.
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Heady Days for Tech Sector 15 Years After Bubble Burst: Report
A survey by the EY group counted 3,512 mergers or acquisitions in the tech sector in 2014, for a total value of $237.6 billion, the highest since 2000.
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Facebook says WhatsApp deal cleared by FTC
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a letter to the two companies on Thursday, said WhatsApp must adhere to its current privacy practices after the merger, including a promise not to use WhatsApp users' personal data for targeted ads.
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Why WhatsApp is big in India
While much of India slept on Thursday morning, news of a big-time sale spread in minutes through the country, on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, long before the mainstream media picked it up.
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Facebook Asks US Court for Old FTC Documents in Antitrust Fight Against Company's Merger
Facebook has asked a US court for eight documents created by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC sued Meta's Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.
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Big Tech's Little Mergers Draw More US Antitrust Scrutiny
US Federal Trade Commission staff presented data on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped guidelines on vertical mergers which combine a company with a supplier — both steps indicating plans to be tougher on deals.
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Facebook Fined 110 Million Euros Over 'Misleading' Information In WhatsApp Takeover
The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp.
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Heady Days for Tech Sector 15 Years After Bubble Burst: Report
A survey by the EY group counted 3,512 mergers or acquisitions in the tech sector in 2014, for a total value of $237.6 billion, the highest since 2000.
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Facebook says WhatsApp deal cleared by FTC
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a letter to the two companies on Thursday, said WhatsApp must adhere to its current privacy practices after the merger, including a promise not to use WhatsApp users' personal data for targeted ads.
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Why WhatsApp is big in India
While much of India slept on Thursday morning, news of a big-time sale spread in minutes through the country, on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, long before the mainstream media picked it up.
