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Re:Regulating Technology by arrosenberg on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:54PM (#23960098)
1. I don't think point this is self-evident. At a minimum you could tighten up the M&A rules so that the big guys can't just buy every potential competitor. Legislative solutions are probably too slow, but we could certainly form a regulatory agency that can deal with rule-making as new issues come to the front.

2. I don't think it's self-evident that regulation would disadvantage US and EU companies. Regulation that encourages competition and innovation is an economic advantage - not a disadvantage. Tiktok might be less attractive if there was a vibrant marketplace of federated social media services that don't send your data to the CCP.

Re:Regulating Technology by nradov on Monday July 27, 2020 @02:37PM (#23968021)
How exactly could M&A regulations be written to prohibit purchasing a potential competitor before it becomes a significant actual competitor? Like what legally enforceable language could you actually use? At some level every business has the potential to become a competitor of every other business.