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Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc... by inamberclad on Thursday May 28, 2020 @05:57PM (#23343271)
Twitter doesn't have a monopoly on short messages posted online, and it's no real loss if I don't use Twitter at all. The closest internet company to being a monopoly is clearly Google, and that's because it's nearly impossible to avoid them. Twitter ain't there yet.
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Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc... by chrisco255 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @06:11PM (#23343456)
Microsoft wasn't the only operating system on the market. It doesn't matter, in legal terms a monopoly isn't owning 100% of a platform. It is having a majority of a market and engaging in anticompetitive practices, including controlling access to goods and services. Sorry, but Twitter, Facebook, and Google could all be subject to antitrust actions.
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