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Re:Facebook shouldn't be allowed to buy Giphy, says UK regul... by missedthecue on Sunday August 15, 2021 @02:40PM (#28191237)
What exactly does Facebook have a monopoly on?
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Re:Facebook shouldn't be allowed to buy Giphy, says UK regul... by croes on Sunday August 15, 2021 @03:20PM (#28191630)
Social network in large parts of the world.
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Re:Facebook shouldn't be allowed to buy Giphy, says UK regul... by mishafb on Monday August 16, 2021 @03:14AM (#28195689)
Messaging, in my country. SMS isn't a thing here, WhatsApp is used by literally everyone.
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Re:Facebook shouldn't be allowed to buy Giphy, says UK regul... by missedthecue on Monday August 16, 2021 @10:36AM (#28198622)
Is it a monopoly in the sense that everyone is forced to use it and Facebook is able to charge high fees, or do people have multiple options on the app store (signal, telegram, etc) and they just choose Whatsapp
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