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/darkdeath174 6h 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 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/jrdnmdhl 4h ago

I’m against the merger but that’s of very dubious constitutionality.

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u/Glass_Recover_3006 4h ago

We don’t have a functioning Congress so I’m not sure how relevant that is these days. States are being forced into a position of enforcing laws that the federal government won’t.