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I think you should reread the article, it has very little to do with copying features. If Snap are correct then Facebook

- actively discouraged IG users from discussing Snap

- prevented Snap from trending on FB

- used data from an acquisition Onavo to track what users did on other apps (such as Snap)

Furthermore - whether or not these shady practices were the downfall of Snap does not absolve FB from doing them.



I'm curious - why is facebook required to promote a competing social network?

Did snap promote facebook properly on its network?


> I'm curious - why is facebook required to promote a competing social network?

They aren't required to promote, but arguably also can't actively find ways to prevent it from trending "organically" as that could ostensibly constitute an anti-competitive practice




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