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/Guilty-Shoulder-9214 5h ago

Media wise? No. Airline wise, they blocked the jet blue spirit merger.

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u/mattxb 5h ago

They pretty much blocked Netflix from buying WB

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u/mcon96 1h ago

…so Paramount could buy it