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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by ktjfi on Monday March 11, 2019 @08:34PM (#19364315)
Having a monopoly is not illegal. Using your monopoly to do things you can't do if you're not a monopoly can be illegal depending on the circumstances.
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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by baddox on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:52AM (#19366609)
This is probably the biggest myth about US antitrust law. It seems to be almost universally believed, but is very clearly false. See, for instance, what happened to Alcoa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Alcoa

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by int_19h on Monday March 11, 2019 @09:42PM (#19364621)
And Warren's proposal aims to change exactly that.
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