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UK opens formal investigation of Facebook's Giphy takeover

The U.Okay.’s competition watchdog has introduced a correct investigation into Facebook’s purchase of Giphy over problems it must stifle competition for animated footage
The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into Facebook’s purchase of Giphy over concerns it will stifle competition for animated images

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Author: The Independent

The Independent has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "Thailands Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc said it has removed 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military". (March 4, 2021)
  2. "Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg is shown as the QAnon Shaman ahead of questioning from the US congress". (March 25, 2021)
  3. "Facebook has allowed groups many tied to QAnon and militia movements to glorify violence during the 2020 election, a new report finds". (March 23, 2021)
  4. "Alarmed by the rise of online anti-Semitism in the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experience of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder". (April 8, 2021)
  5. "Facebook will not notify the more than half a billion people caught up in a huge leak of personal information, it has said". (April 8, 2021)
  6. "Facebook says it is lifting its ban on political and social-issue ads put in place after the 2020 U.S". (March 3, 2021)
  7. "Google says it wont develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad tracking technology from Chrome browsers in an upcoming overhaul aimed at tightening up privacy". (March 3, 2021)
  8. "Facebooks quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldnt have allowed to stay on its platforms". (April 13, 2021)
  9. "Legislation that aims to bolster U.S". (March 22, 2021)
  10. "Facebook users have been urged to be cautious after a huge dump of their personal information online". (April 5, 2021)
  11. "The towns name had suffered a bad interpretation, said the mayor". (April 13, 2021)
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