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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington’s Fears About TikTok by bjo590 on Monday August 24, 2020 @12:01AM (#24257430)
> Zuckerberg is deathly afraid of competition and he is very aggressive about protecting Facebook's stranglehold on the social media advertising market.

It is incredibly common behavior for large businesses to raise the barrier of entry for new competitors. Almost every established business does this. It's why patents exist. Mark Zuckerberg doesn't participate in this activity to an abnormal amount.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington’s Fears About TikTok by chmaynard on Monday August 24, 2020 @01:53PM (#24263316)
Anti-competitive behavior is a federal crime. These practices are common in the USA because the Dept. of Justice has more or less stopped enforcing our anti-trust laws. Patents have nothing to do with it.
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