acquire
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The FTC allowed Facebook to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, respectively, but argued in its lawsuit that time has shown the deals to be anticompetitive.
—Brent Kendall, "Government Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook Thrown Out by Federal Judge," 28 Jun. 2021 {7:19 PM ET}
The FTC allowed Facebook to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, respectively, but argued in its lawsuit that time has shown the deals to be anticompetitive.
—Brent Kendall, "Government Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook Thrown Out by Federal Judge," 28 Jun. 2021 {7:19 PM ET}