{"id":42439,"date":"2023-03-04T23:44:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T23:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=42439"},"modified":"2023-03-04T23:44:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T23:44:54","slug":"report-ftc-sued-to-block-microsofts-activision-acquisition-to-stop-eu-accepting-a-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=42439","title":{"rendered":"Report: FTC Sued to Block Microsoft&#8217;s Activision Acquisition to Stop EU Accepting a Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in December announced it was looking to sue to block Microsoft&#8217;s acquisition of Activision Blizzard as it would give Microsoft the ability to suppress its competitors in gaming.\u00a0<br \/>\nA new report from Bloomberg claims the FTC filed the lawsuit quicker than expected as a way to dissuade the European Union regulators from accepting a settlement allowing the deal to be approved&#8230;<br \/><a 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