Zuckerberg bought Instagram as it was a ‘threat’

Zuckerberg bought Instagram as it was a ‘threat’ to Facebook

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Published 31 Jul 2020

Read Article The US House antitrust subcommittee has made public the email exchanges between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former chief financial officer David Ebersman, revealing that the company (and Zuckerberg, in particular) wanted to buy Instagram to avoid competition as it could have hurt the social network. Rep Jerry Nadler (D-NY) grilled Zuckerberg about […]

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Zuckerberg bought Instagram as it was a ‘threat’ to Facebook

Zuckerberg bought Instagram as it was a ‘threat’ to Facebook

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