> Companies that can't afford to pay anywhere near $400M for a GIF sharing service
What makes a free GIF sharing service worth $400M dollars - apart from the data harvesting Facebook can do to better target users with ads.
We don't need to outlaw these sales, just outlaw the integration of data from purchased services, and then you'll see what the true value of the company is.
I'd imagine that anyone interested in buying Giphy would fall into one of two categories:
1. Large tech companies for which the same antitrust arguments would apply.
2. Companies that can't afford to pay anywhere near $400M for a GIF sharing service.