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Re:Worker-Owned Apps Are Trying to Fix the Gig Economy by sharemywin on Monday November 25, 2019 @05:11PM (#21633367)
I was more asking is it illegal?

Horizontal Price Fixing

Horizontal price fixing occurs when companies decide to fix prices or price levels for a good or service at a premium or a discount. For example, several retail companies may fix the sale prices of television sets at a premium thereby earning higher profits.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pricefixing.asp

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Re:Worker-Owned Apps Are Trying to Fix the Gig Economy by ptah on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:03AM (#21636626)
these are not companies. it is one company comprising of individuals
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