Article 5BEVS U.S. and states say Facebook illegally crushed competition, sue Facebook

U.S. and states say Facebook illegally crushed competition, sue Facebook

by
Thom Holwerda
from OSnews on (#5BEVS)

The Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of becoming a social media monopoly by buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition, and said the deals that turned the social network into a behemoth should be unwound.

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The prosecutors called for Facebook to break off Instagram and WhatsApp and for new restrictions on future deals, in what amounted to some of the most severe penalties regulators can demand.

I hope it gets that far. Next on the list? Apple and Google.

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