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US FTC meeting will scrutinise Big Tech's small deals

By Staff Writer

Sep 9 2021 7:03AM

Sometimes too small to spark antitrust scrutiny.

US FTC meeting will scrutinise Big Tech's small deals

The US Federal Trade Commission will hold its next open meeting on September 15 to hear staff findings on deals that Big Tech firms like Facebook and Apple make which are sometimes too small to spark antitrust scrutiny, the agency said. The agency began holding open meetings after Chair Lina ...

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