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Re:Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’ by spideymans on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:25PM (#27933297)
>Maybe FB will buy whatever replaces TikTok.

It's unlikely that the government would permit such a sale.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’ by BizarroLand on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:50PM (#27934290)
As long as they buy it before it gets big, then the government probably won't protest too much
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’ by nradov on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:46PM (#27933558)
If Facebook buys the next TikTok as a small startup when they have minimal market share then the federal government would have no legal basis to block a sale.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’ by ben_w on Friday July 23, 2021 @05:20PM (#27935780)
Governments can and do change the legal basis, and they all seem to have a problem with Big Tech right now, albeit for inconsistent reasons.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’ by Apocryphon on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:48PM (#27933594)
The governments, one should say.
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