Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints against Facebook

Re:Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints agains... by smsm42 on Monday June 28, 2021 @07:22PM (#27669622)

So basically FTC got lazy and instead of filing proper complaint with data and proof of alleged FB monopoly, they filed something like "Dude, you know FB is kinda monopoly and stuff, right? That's not cool, dude!". Which is basically means they had one job and they couldn't do it properly. We're living in a strange situation where federal government has vast powers but it's too incompetent to actually use them.

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Re:Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints agains... by beambot on Monday June 28, 2021 @09:01PM (#27670402)

Not lazy, "strategic". Someone will run for office or political appointment and use this (failed) case to prop up their "strong stance against the tech aristocracy." The complete lack of merit or critical thinking will be conveniently left out of the sound bites.

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Re:Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints agains... by amelius on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @05:08AM (#27673531)

Or they simply got bribed.

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Re:Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints agains... by grecy on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @08:33AM (#27674924)

Woah, woah, woah, surely you mean multi-million dollar campaign contributions were made. Bribery is a dirty word.

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Re:Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints agains... by yxhuvud on Monday June 28, 2021 @09:08PM (#27670458)

There is probably not a clear precedent in relevant markets so it is quite possible that they put forth a case to see where the bar is.

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