Phillips: Facebook “no” vote goes to the integrity of merger review process

Ben Remaly

19 March 2021

FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips testifying before the House of Representatives on Thursday

Federal Trade Commission member Noah Phillips has said that he voted against the agency’s monopolisation case against Facebook because of how much time has passed since the company acquired Instagram and WhatsApp.

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Phillips: Facebook “no” vote goes to the integrity of merger review process

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