Vibes-based antitrust hits Microsoft - by Casey Newton

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The company's Activision Blizzard merger might once have sailed through — but times have changed

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Vibes-based antitrust hits Microsoft - by Casey Newton

Techmeme: Source: the FTC is leaning toward appealing the judge's Microsoft-Activision ruling; an appeal could be filed as soon as July 12 (Bloomberg)

Techmeme: Filing: ByteDance spent $2.1M+ on US lobbying aimed at an antitrust bill and other issues in Q2 2022, up 130% QoQ and for the first time over $2M in one quarter (

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Techmeme: Creators who focused on the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial made thousands of dollars through platform incentives, influencing public opinion in the process (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

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