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By Nate Lanxon & By Sarah Frier | December 05, 2018 at 01:35 PM

Facebook Inc. wielded user data like a bargaining chip, providing access when that sharing might encourage people to spend more time on the social network — and imposing strict limits on partners in cases where it saw a potential competitive threat, emails show.

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