FTC settlement gives Facebook leverage over competitors
Posted in: Legal, Privacy & Security at 01/02/2012 16:01
Before its initial public offering, Facebook needed to clear a major hurdle: an investigation by federal regulators over its privacy practices.
It did so by agreeing to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that experts say came with a double bonus: spooking potential rivals.
Now, as Facebook is preparing to file papers for a massive stock offering this week, its recent agreement with the FTC may help protect its dominance by discouraging competitors from launching social networks of their own, analysts say.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/ftc-settlement-gives-facebook-leverage-over-competitors/2012/01/30/gIQA9JnfdQ_story.html
