Re:Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook
by LatteLazy on Sunday January 17, 2021 @01:41PM
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What we all think is happening and what you can prove in court are often two different things. That's where the real skill comes from legislators: writing laws that can effectively be enforced.
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Re:Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook
by pm90 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @08:20PM
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Actually, It depends on more than that: the skill of Federal Detectives to find and get key people to co-operate, the skill of Federal Prosecutors to argue these cases convincingly in front of a judge/jury etc.
Lawmakers are required to pass reasonable laws and regulations, but these are often provide guidelines. Antitrust laws were written in response to specific issues with monopolization, and many Big Tech companies have managed to skirt around them by interpreting its provisions in specific ways.