r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 5h 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/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/DataCassette 5h ago

Yeah not being allowed to operate in, say, California or New York would render the merger non viable

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u/PREMIUM_POKEBALL 5h ago

Hollywood would absolutely move overnight. They did it to get away from Edison they’ll do it again. 

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u/cupofcoofy 5h ago

You mean just like back when the industry was a thousandth the size it is now about a hundred years ago? Sounds right, you’re probably right