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#Rights_Groups to #FTC’s #Lina_Khan: Please #KILL #Amazon’s #iRobot_Acquisition

More than two dozen civil organizations and advocacy groups are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to block Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot. If allowed to go through, the advocates warn the deal could “endanger fair competition,” and jeopardize consumer privacy.

Fight for the Future, Public Citizen, and Athena were among the 26 organizations that sent an open letter to the FTC’s five commissioners on Friday. The groups view Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot, which they described as a “competing smart home device business” as an anti-competitive action that could harm the overall consumer technology market.

https://gizmodo.com/amazon-irobot-ftc-cloostermans-1849517224

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#Federal_Trade_Commission SUES to block META’s #acquisition of #VR company

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued to #block #Facebook parent company Meta from #buying the maker of popular #virtual_reality_games, arguing the purchase would #stifle_competition...

The deal would give Meta control of #Within, the maker of the popular #VR #workout_game “#Supernatural.”

The lawsuit is emblematic of #FTC Chair #Lina_Khan’s strategy..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/federal-trade-commission-sues-to-block-meta-e2-80-99s-acquisition-of-vr-company/ar-AA102nXR

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