Re:New Google and Facebook Inquiries
by aNoob7000 on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:11PM
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Maybe I'm going out on a limb here, but I think anti-trust in the age of tech and free services needs to be tweaked a little.
Sure, Facebook can buy any company they like, but if it presents a danger to its core business like Instagram did, then the sale should not be allowed.
Maybe Instagram wouldn't have survived without being acquired by Facebook, but let the market decide.
Re:New Google and Facebook Inquiries
by asr on Friday September 06, 2019 @05:38PM
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Actually the US and the EU both target anticompetitive behavior. The US law is older and so is call antitrust for historical reasons, not because of a legal difference.
Sure, Facebook can buy any company they like, but if it presents a danger to its core business like Instagram did, then the sale should not be allowed.
Maybe Instagram wouldn't have survived without being acquired by Facebook, but let the market decide.