United States of America: FTC files for preliminary injunction against Meta/Within Merger
Description
FTC files for preliminary injunction against Meta/Within Merger
On 27 July 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block Meta’s planned acquisition of Within Unlimited and its fitness application Supernatural. The company Within designs and creates virtual reality applications. In its comp…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-07-27
under deliberation
2023-02-09
concluded