The FTC has opened an investigation into Facebook and Google acquisitions

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The FTC has just announced an antitrust investigation into Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google (as well as parent company Alphabet) and Microsoft. The consumer protection agency is requiring that all companies provide information about past acquisitions...

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[FONT=&quot]The FTC notes that these investigations don't have a specific law-enforcement goal in mind; instead, they're being used to help the FTC better understand how these companies generally handle acquisitions.[/FONT]
At first glance this strikes me as a gigantic fishing expedition. In other words, "Give us the rope we'll save it and hang you with it later".

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