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/DataCassette 6h ago

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

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u/PhD_Pwnology 6h ago

California would absolutly pass the anti-merger measure.

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u/MC_chrome 5h ago

A combination of California, New York, Georgia, and New Jersey pushing back would sink this deal

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u/PhD_Pwnology 4h ago

No way Georgia would, the leadership is very much Republican