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​Facebook breakup would be 'very last resort,' Vestager says

By Lewis Crofts ( May 17, 2019, 14:59 GMT | Insight) -- Calls to break up Facebook were met with skepticism today by the EU's top antitrust enforcer, who said such a move would be a "last resort" and would trigger lengthy court battles, therefore the focus should instead be on access to data. Christopher Hughes, a US entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook, sparked debate this month after calling for antitrust agencies to break up his old company because it had become too powerful.Calls to break up Facebook were met with skepticism today by the EU's top antitrust enforcer, who said such a move would be a "last resort" and would trigger lengthy court battles, therefore the focus should instead be on access to data....

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