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Re:FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @03:24PM (#25364250)
This is the thing I have a hard time understanding, as far as I'm aware the FTC approved all this, these were not forceful takeovers.

What would be the precedent if regulatory approvals could be challenged with a change in administration?

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Re:FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization by bogwog on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @05:05PM (#25365914)
> What would be the precedent if regulatory approvals could be challenged with a change in administration?

That's like someone is approved for a license to own a gun, then that person uses the gun to commit a crime, and then their license is revoked. Then someone points the finger at whoever it was that approved that person for a gun license.

What would be the precedent if a merger approval gave you a free pass to be anti-competitive?

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Re:FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization by artemisyna on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:47PM (#25367239)
I suppose the question then becomes "should the things that FB did with WhatsApp and Instagram since acquiring them be considered a crime"?

I could see eyebrows being raised around interop work, but I'm not sure about the rest.

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Re:FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization by thraway12 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @02:24AM (#25370851)
The FTC is an executive agency with the enforcement equivalent of prosecutorial discretion. It's not a court.
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