Facebook fined £50.5m for breaching order in Giphy takeover investigation

Re:Facebook fined £50.5m for breaching order in Giphy takeov... by klelatti on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @06:50AM (#28929171)

This is Facebook acting as though they are above the law.

The next time they attempt a takeover this should be rolled out as evidence of their likely behaviour and should be grounds for blocking that takeover.

If you won't play by the rules then you don't get to play at all.

Edit: Someone should ask Nick Clegg, a former UK lawmaker, why it's ok to break the law in that country.

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Re:Facebook fined £50.5m for breaching order in Giphy takeov... by andylynch on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:37AM (#28929911)

Almost certainly - it's worthing bearing in mind the CMA fined them 155x the previous record for this kind of penalty.

The investigation also appears to be ongoing; I would expect the final decision to also be substantial.

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Re:Facebook fined £50.5m for breaching order in Giphy takeov... by kwertyoowiyop on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:03AM (#28930141)

How about: “acting because they are above the law”?

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