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I had assumed FB bought Giphy in part because Google bought Tenor. It's interesting that the FB acquisition has seen more antitrust scrutiny relative to the Go
by leplen 5y ago
I had assumed FB bought Giphy in part because Google bought Tenor. It's interesting that the FB acquisition has seen more antitrust scrutiny relative to the Google acquisition.
- ThatGeoGuy 5y agoDidn't _Alphabet_ buy Tenor (not Google)? It seems pedantic but it's probably the over-arching corporate structure that determines the distinction here. Edit: Actually I kind of walk this back. I don't think Tenor has ever stopped providing the same service in an open manner (i.e. via their API), which would be needed to make the argument that there is a competition concern somehow.
- stale2002 5y agoIt is not complicated. In the realm of social media, FB is much more dominant. Companies that are more dominant, almost by definition deserve more anti-trust scrutiny. The closer a company is to being a monopoly, in that specific market, the more that anti-monopoly laws will come in to play.