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Bonta Settles Antitrust Suit, Clearing Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Free Press and critics call settlement toothless

3 Sep 21 3:12 PM · 3d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 3 of 4

Watchdog group Free Press and commentators argue the settlement's conditions are largely unenforceable and weaker than promises Bonta previously insisted on, saying Ellison's relocation threats intimidated regulators into abandoning structural remedies.

Free Press and critics call settlement toothless
NY Post

“These minor concessions are largely unenforceable behavioral remedies that Bonta had previously denounced, and in some cases promise less than the two companies are already doing as standalone competitors.”

Free Press

Rob BontaRob Bonta California Attorney GeneralGavin NewsomGavin Newsom California GovernorDavid Ellison Paramount Skydance owner/CEOMark RuffaloMark Ruffalo Actor, merger opponentFree Press Media/consumer watchdog group

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  1. 1 outlet California AG Rob Bonta Caves, Paramount Merger To Proceed With Flimsy Conditions

    first by Techdirt, 3d ago

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