Here’s The 3 Reasons Europe Green-Lighted Facebook’s $19B WhatsApp Deal

Published October 3, 2014

The EU has approved Facebook’s landmark $19 billion acquisition of messaging startup WhatsApp — determining that the two are “not close competitors”. In a statement confirming the clearance, it highlights three key areas where it believes the two do not create an anticompetitive environment for other players in this space: consumer communications services; social… Read More