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Re:Threads Software Limited gives Meta 30 days to stop using... by cmeacham98 on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:34PM (#38073710)
I assume Facebook sells ads to UK business, which is something the UK could stop. They probably also have UK employees but I'm too lazy to confirm that.
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Re:Threads Software Limited gives Meta 30 days to stop using... by airstrike on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:41PM (#38073818)
Funny you mention that, because the UK (CMA) ordered Facebook to undo its acquisition of Giphy after it had already closed on the grounds that Giphy might potentially have entered the UK market and competed with Facebook had it not been acquired

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/18/facebook-...

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