FTC blinded by scepticism of Big Tech deals, Microsoft/Activision allege

Anna Langlois

04 January 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has betrayed the underpinnings of antitrust law by pursuing an injunction against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard, the merging companies have argued.

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FTC blinded by scepticism of Big Tech deals, Microsoft/Activision allege

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