EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games
but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...
UK's CMA orders Meta to sell Giphy, after finding the deal could harm rival platforms by denying access to GIFs, social media users, and UK advertisers
After its investigation found it could harm competition — The UK's competition regulator has officially ruled that Facebook parent … Source: GOV.UK .
UK's CMA says Meta must sell Giphy, after finding the deal could harm social media users, rival platforms by denying access to GIFs, and UK advertisers
After its investigation found it could harm competition — The UK's competition regulator has officially ruled that Facebook parent … Source: GOV.UK .
Sources: UK's CMA is expected to block Meta's proposed acquisition of Giphy in the coming days
Move would be the first time the competition watchdog has reversed a Big Tech acquisition — The UK competition regulator is expected to block Meta's acquisition of online gif platform Giphy …
UK Competition and Markets Authority, the country's antitrust watchdog, launches an investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy
key question is how much revenues Giphy made & if that meets baseline for UK antitrust authorities to review deal. Major issue w/ current competition rules: you have to meet a certain $$ threshold for...