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Re:Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data' by robertAngst on Thursday December 06, 2018 @03:58PM (#18622163)
Careful, we don't want to start using the word Monopoly wrongly.

When real monopolies exist and are dangerous, we need to be able to tell them apart.

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Re:Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data' by uxhack on Thursday December 06, 2018 @05:59PM (#18623327)
Maybe you can try to explain why, but Adamm Smith who defined the concept of Monopoly would disagree with you. The purpose of the government is to stop firms ever being able to create one.This means before a monopoly is created.
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Re:Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data' by InclinedPlane on Friday December 07, 2018 @02:53AM (#18625860)
Facebook is unquestionably a monopoly. They have unquestionably engaged in illegal anti-competitive behavior. It isn't even subtle.
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