UK's CMA ordered to review Meta's forced Giphy sale

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Meta will be allowed to view and comment on an unredacted version of the regulator's initial report
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Meta will be allowed to view and comment on an unredacted version of the regulator's initial report

The antitrust authority must reconsider its order for Meta to sell popular gif platform Giphy.

As reported by Bloomberg, the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) found issues with the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) investigation into the Meta-Giphy deal. As a result, the court h...

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