Whatsapp Integration?

Will The Sec Doj and our Gov Block The Facebook Purchase Of Whatsapp on AntiTrust Grounds?

• Whatsapp is the strongest competitor Facebook has experienced. Whatsapp is a social network. It is now sharing more photos daily than Facebook. Facebook is paying this money to protect what it already owns. The photo sharing social market. That why they are paying it. It may not make sense from a dollars and sense PE ratio but it protects Facebook from being eclipsed by Whatsapp. The government and DOJ and SEC should block this merger. It hurts consumers. Consumer choice is being hurt because while Facebook might not put ads on whatsapp they will surely mine your data. I dont want Facebook in my life. Whatsapp was a great alternative to Facebook. Now by this merger that consumer choice is being KILLED. By the way... isnt it funny how the Whatsapp guys swore they wouldnt become Facebook and wouldnt sell out and blah blah blah and along comes a big check and they sell out. horrible but I guess expected. Anti-trust law protects consumers in the United States. All the other messaging apps in China, Japan, and Korea do not have the marketshare in America as does Whatsapp. It is Whatsapp that is the strong competitor in America for Facebook not the other countries apps. I disagree with anyone who says the kids will just switch to another app. Nobody wants to recreate their social network. Those "costs" are why Facebook is still Facebook today. Despite all the talk about Facebook losing people they have more people than ever... including more teens. And they own Instagram. Truthfully, do we want one company owning the communications in our country. Its getting that way. Our Gov is not taking the size of these companies and their domination seriously. I dont want to be tracked all over the net. Do u ?

• Answer:

  The SEC does not enforce the anti trust laws, so no, it will not.This answer is not a substitute for professional legal advice....