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PrivacyDigest

Trump’s #FTC announces #merger condition that prohibits #advertising #boycotts

FTC is approving a merger of big advertising agencies after extracting an agreement that the combined firm won't lead or participate in any advertising boycotts based on #political or ideological viewpoints

The merger condition is a new strategy in the Repub-controlled FTC's fight against alleged advertising boycotts, which could help #Musk 's X social network & #Trump 's own #TruthSocial

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Ars Technica · Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycottsBy Jon Brodkin
Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1246634/u-k-inves U.K. investor thinks Aeon’s offer for Japanese drugstore merger too low #Aeon's #Drugstore #investor #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #low #merger #news #offer #Thinks #Too #uk TOKYO — Orbis Investments, a U.K.-based investment management company that owns about 10% of Japan’s second-largest drugstore chain Tsuruha Holdings, is opposed to the proposed merger with Welcia Holdings, the leading drugstore chain owned by major…

Joseph Lim :mastodon:

#SavePirongrong
🇹🇭"Pirongrong's case hilights fierce internal conflicts in #NBTC. It's open secret tt e 7 #commissioners r divided to 2 opposing camps. Tis lack of unity raises serious qns abt whether NBTC is capable of #regulating e #telecom indust, protect'g #consumers & fostering #faircompetition.. glaring eg is e controversial #TrueDTAC #megamerger which drew heavy criticism.. NBTC board voted 3–2 to approve e #merger.. Pirongrong was 1 of 2 comm'ers who voted against"
bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio

https://www.bangkokpost.comNBTC faces huge hurdlesThe case of Pirongrong Ramasoota, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) who faces a two-year jail term following a legal dispute with True Digital Group, is snowballing into what is being called the "Pirongrong Effect".
Nonilex

#Trump sued #CBS for $10B days before the 2024 election, accusing the company of deceptively editing a #60Minutes interview w/VP #KamalaHarris, many #legal experts dismissed the litigation as a far-fetched attempt to punish an out-of-favor news outlet.

Now Trump is back in the WH, & execs at CBS’s parent company, #Paramount, believe #settling the lawsuit would increase the odds that the Trump admin does not block or delay their planned multibillion-dollar #merger….

#law
nytimes.com/2025/01/30/busines

The New York Times · Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ LawsuitBy Lauren Hirsch
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