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Josh Hawley: Amazon A ‘Monopoly Platform,’ Should Not Be Allowed To Buy MGM

Paul Bois
Josh Hawley: Amazon A ‘Monopoly Platform,’ Should Not Be Allowed To Buy MGM
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After news broke that Amazon acquired Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM Studios) for a whopping $8.45 billion, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) protested the sale, appearing to argue that it violates monopoly laws.

“This sale should not go through. @amazon is already a monopoly platform that owns e-commerce, shipping, groceries & the cloud. They shouldn’t be permitted to buy anything else. Period,” he tweeted on Wednesday.

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