United States of America: FTC investigation into Facebook's proposed acquisition of Kustomer
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Feb 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
FTC launches investigation into Facebook's proposed acquisition of Kustomer
In mid-February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an in-depth investigation into Facebook's planned merger with Kustomer, a U.S. customer relationship management provider. A decision on the matter is not expected for several months, as th…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority