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With pandemic-era acquisitions, big tech is back in the antitrust crosshairs

With many major sectors completely frozen and reeling from losses, tech’s biggest avid avid gamers are proving themselves to be the exception to the guiding principle over again. On Friday, Fb confirmed its plans to buy Giphy, a popular gif search engine, in a deal believed to be price $400 million. Fb has…
With many major sectors totally frozen and reeling from losses, tech’s biggest players are proving themselves to be the exception to the rule yet again. On Friday, Facebook confirmed its plans to buy Giphy, a popular gif search engine, in a deal believed to be worth $400 million. Facebook has…

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Author: Taylor Hatmaker

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Taylor Hatmaker has recently written 4 articles on similar topics including :
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  2. "It looks like were in for another big tech CEO hearing. The Senate Commerce Committee voted Thursday to move forward with subpoenas for Twitters Jack Dorsey, Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet". (October 1, 2020)
  3. "A day after the Senate Commerce Committee moved forward with plans to subpoena the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google, it looks like some of the most powerful leaders in tech will testify willingly". (October 3, 2020)
  4. "Time and time again, techs most powerful companies have pushed the narrative that any threat to their own trillion-ish dollar businesses will trickle down, hurting the small companies that rely on their products". (October 22, 2021)
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