Meta to sell Giphy to comply with UK ruling

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Meta to sell Giphy to comply with UK ruling
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Meta to sell Giphy to comply with UK ruling

The divestment would include all of Giphy's overseas operations

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday that it would comply with the latest ruling by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to divest itself of animated imag...

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