With pandemic-era acquisitions, big tech is back in the antitrust crosshairs – TechCrunch

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[ad_1] With many major sectors totally frozen and reeling from losses, tech’s biggest players are proving themselves to be the exception to the rule yet again. On Friday, Facebook confirmed its plans to buy Giphy, a popular gif search engine, in a deal believed to be worth $400 million. Facebook has indicated it wants to…