Trust-Busting as the Unsexy Answer to Google and Facebook

Re:Trust-Busting as the Unsexy Answer to Google and Facebook by throwaway894345 on Friday October 15, 2021 @02:38PM (#28881353)

I think the MMORPG example is off for a few reasons:

1. The primary product of an MMORPG isn’t access to a social network.

2. The social networks in these games is far smaller than social media platforms (we don’t usually worry about anti-trust for tiny markets)

3. As you mentioned, social media platforms are communications/infrastructure, not recreation.

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Re:Trust-Busting as the Unsexy Answer to Google and Facebook by dane-pgp on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:42PM (#28882924)

> 1. The primary product of an MMORPG isn’t access to a social network.

Exactly. You can switch to another MMORPG and find another level 29 healer to restore your HP, but if your mother only uses Facebook, it's much harder to switch to a different social network and find another woman who gave birth to you.

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