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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by SaltyBackendGuy on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:37PM (#23432931)
I literally almost wrote this. I am glad I didn't because because you framed it better.

My gut tells me that there's no financial incentive for the government to target them. I.E. telco lobbies

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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by game_the0ry on Friday June 05, 2020 @06:24PM (#23434732)
Yes, lobbying is the root defect in the operating system of governance. This is what happens when business can buy legislative outcomes - Americans can't afford medicine when the rest of the world gets it cheaply.
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