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Snapchat parent kept Project Voldemort dossier on how Facebook thwarted competition–WSJ

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is talking to federal regulators about the ways Facebook Inc. tried to thwart competition from the rival social media company, including discouraging popular account holders from referencing Snap, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Snap's legal team had been keeping a dossier named "Project Voldemort" about Facebook's anti-competitive tactics, the WSJ report said, citing people familiar with the project. Snap's talks with the Federal Trade Commission are part of a larger probe into Facebook's business tactics, in which the FTC has made contact with dozens of tech executives and app developers. The report cited Gene Kimmelman, a senior advisor at consumer group Public Knowledge, who said the FTC is putting together a picture of what might be a pattern of behavior to prevent competition to the core Facebook business. Facebook's stock slipped 0.1% in premarket trading while Snap shares fell 0.7%. Over the past three months, shares of Facebook slipped 0.6%, Snap rallied 17.0% and the S&P 500 has gained 1.4%. Read More...

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is talking to federal regulators about the ways Facebook Inc. tried to thwart competition from the rival social media company, including discouraging popular account holders from referencing Snap, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Snap’s legal team had been keeping a dossier named “Project Voldemort” about Facebook’s anti-competitive tactics, the WSJ report said, citing people familiar with the project. Snap’s talks with the Federal Trade Commission are part of a larger probe into Facebook’s business tactics, in which the FTC has made contact with dozens of tech executives and app developers. The report cited Gene Kimmelman, a senior advisor at consumer group Public Knowledge, who said the FTC is putting together a picture of what might be a pattern of behavior to prevent competition to the core Facebook business. Facebook’s stock slipped 0.1% in premarket trading while Snap shares fell 0.7%. Over the past three months, shares of Facebook slipped 0.6%, Snap rallied 17.0% and the S&P 500 has gained 1.4%.

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