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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell gif website Giphy

The Competition and Markets Authority said the move would protect social media users

Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog to sell gif creation website Giphy, the first time the regulator has moved to block a deal struck by one of the Silicon Valley giants.

The Competition and Markets Authority, which provisionally ruled in August that a sell-off was the only way to resolve competition concerns, said the move would “protect millions of social media users” and stop Facebook “increasing its significant power in social media”.

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