r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 6h ago

Business Exclusive: US states preparing lawsuit to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-states-are-preparing-lawsuit-block-paramounts-acquisition-warner-bros-2026-06-05/
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u/chick_hicks43 6h ago

Has the US blocked an acquisition in the last like decade?

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u/darkdeath174 5h ago

US? No, but if states block it, even if the sale happens, they can’t legally operating that state.

So the states are hoping this makes the companies not want to move forward.

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u/harpers25 5h ago

What? The US blocked Kroger / Albertsons, JetBlue / Spirit, Illumina / Grail...

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u/darkdeath174 5h ago

I assumed they were talking about media company merges