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The FTC’s Merger Shakedown

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Under a normal administration, a merger between two large advertising firms might attract the government’s interest for anti-monopoly reasons. Under this one, the Federal Trade Commission is creating conditions to…ensure that X still gets advertiser dollars?


Guest: Kate Conger, technology reporter for the New York Times.


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