Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for Facebook breakup

Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by mirimir on Monday March 11, 2019 @08:46PM (#19364379)

> What’s their monopoly on? Serious question. Too many people like using fb so we break them up? lolwut.

Yes, basically. Or at least, they have a partial monopoly on social media.

> Is fb actively stifling competition?

They've been buying competitors. That's classic monopolistic behavior to stifle competition.

> Is there a market failure?

Pretty damn close. Even Google couldn't moose its way in.

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by wvenable on Monday March 11, 2019 @09:54PM (#19364669)

I'm pretty sure "partial monopoly" is an oxymoron.

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by mirimir on Monday March 11, 2019 @10:53PM (#19364943)

https://scholar.google.de/scholar?hl=de&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=parti...

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by booleandilemma on Monday March 11, 2019 @09:19PM (#19364536)

Google doesn’t like to actively compete though. It’s always been very quick to discontinue products, shrug its shoulders, and say “nevermind”.

It would be interesting to see Google release some sort of decentralized open source social networking software connected to Google Play. Something like Android, but for social networks. I could see FB being bothered by that.

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by chillacy on Monday March 11, 2019 @10:27PM (#19364831)

Snapchat? TikTok? Discord? Reddit?

Facebook has a monopoly on Facebook.

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by mirimir on Monday March 11, 2019 @10:56PM (#19364957)

Sure, they have competitors. But there are no close equivalents with substantial market power.

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