Meta Platforms will sell GIF library Giphy after the UK competition watchdog confirmed an earlier order that the social media giant unwind the $315 million acquisition, The Verge reports. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority ordered Meta to sell Giphy last year over concerns that the acquisition would give Meta too much power and reduce competition in the social media industry. Meta...
Meta Platforms to Sell Giphy Under Regulatory Order
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