https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/14/ftc_says_it_could_break_up_big_tech_firms/ > The boss of the Federal Trade Commission, Joe Simons, said yesterday that his agency could split up big technology companies if other solutions or remedies did not work. > The FTC chairman said the US regulator could potentially unpick previous mergers as part of its wide-ranging probe into large tech companies. This could refer to Facebook's purchase of Instagram and WhatsApp – both approved by the FTC at the time, of course.