A group of twenty-two Republican lawmakers have called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to abandon its opposition to Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a letter addressed to FTC Chair Lina Khan and two commissioners, the lawmakers argued that the deal is beneficial for competitiveness and urged the FTC to drop its objections. The FTC is currently considering its options following a District Court ruling that deemed the deal legal and an appeals court’s denial of an emergency motion to halt the transaction. The lawmakers expressed their concerns over the FTC’s actions and demanded that the matter be dropped.
Microsoft, the maker of Xbox, has been facing obstacles in its efforts to finalize the $75 billion deal, which has faced criticism from US and UK antitrust authorities. The acquisition of Activision, the publisher of “Call of Duty,” would be Microsoft’s largest ever and the biggest in the history of the video game industry.
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