FTC will move fast on study of big tech deals

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12 February 2020

Credit: Pallavi Guniganti

The Federal Trade Commission will move fast in its study of small acquisitions made by the five largest US tech companies, which could lead to an enforcement action, chair Joseph Simons has said.

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