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From $400M to $53M: Shutterstock Acquires Giphy from Meta at Fraction of Price

Shutterstock will acquire Giphy from Meta for $53 million in cash, complying with the UK regulator’s order to divest the animated-images platform due to competition concerns.

Facebook’s Acquisition of Giphy Draws Probe from UK Competition Authority

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By Godfrey Benjamin Aug 12, 2021

Facebook has notably maintained that its acquisitions are not targeted at stiffening competitions.

Avatar Startup Genies Secures $65M in Series B Funding Led by Dapper Labs, Bond

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Facebook Buys Giphy to Combine It with Instagram

By Teuta Franjkovic May 16, 2020

Facebook has long used Giphy’s application program interface throughout its main Facebook app, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Now Facebook is acquiring Giphy.

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WHO Teams Up with Facebook, Microsoft and Other Tech Giants for Coronavirus Hackathon

By Christopher Hamman Mar 25, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to create a hackathon to help combat the effects of the coronavirus. Facebook, Microsoft and other tech giants are said to join.