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By Diane Bartz
David Shepardson
Nandita Bose

Dec 10 2020 12:22PM

Over alleged anti-competitive behaviour.

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

Facebook could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the US Federal Trade Commission and nearly every US state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it used a “buy or bury” strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at ...

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