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Re:FTC Proposes Banning Noncompete Clauses for Workers by anon291 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:25AM (#34262165)
> if you sell a business, you can't set up shop the next street over and contact all your former customers

The article as about non-compete for workers. Non-competes for M&As are not mentioned.

Re:FTC Proposes Banning Noncompete Clauses for Workers by ghaff on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:27AM (#34262210)
The FTC is specifically proposing a carve-out for selling a business. So it is mentioned. The parent made a blanket statement about non-compete legality.