fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoMeta Shatters Lobbying Record as House Passes TikTok Ban: Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor TikTokreadsludge.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1734arrow-down117
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minus-squaremac@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·3 days agoWhat platforms has meta bought and shut down? I can think of zero examples myself.
minus-squaresuigenerix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 days agoCrowdTangle, MetaSpark, Moves, Onavo, Bump, Parse, etc
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoNot sure, most of the companies they buy they claim are to acquire their workers. They’ve bought over 90 companies from what I saw in a quick search.
minus-squareIceFoxX@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Meta_Platforms
minus-squareSnapz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThey buy to acquire IP and shutter competition gaining market share. Any employees are typically systematically let go or driven to quit intentionally within 6 months to a year.
What platforms has meta bought and shut down?
I can think of zero examples myself.
CrowdTangle, MetaSpark, Moves, Onavo, Bump, Parse, etc
Not sure, most of the companies they buy they claim are to acquire their workers. They’ve bought over 90 companies from what I saw in a quick search.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Meta_Platforms
They buy to acquire IP and shutter competition gaining market share. Any employees are typically systematically let go or driven to quit intentionally within 6 months to a year.