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FTC Officially Approves Facebook’s Acquisition Of WhatsApp, With Stern Warning

As previously speculated, the Federal Trade Commission approved Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of cross-platform messaging service WhatsApp, stressing that WhatsApp must honor its commitment to maintain its pre-Facebook privacy practices.

By David Cohen

April 10, 2014

FTCBuilding650As previously speculated, the Federal Trade Commission approved Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of cross-platform messaging service WhatsApp, stressing that WhatsApp must honor its commitment to maintain its pre-Facebook privacy practices.

David Cohen
@9Number9 david.cohen@adweek.com David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.
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