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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by Animats on Sunday October 24, 2021 @07:45PM (#28983005)
Sherman Act: "Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony."

People do go to prison for Sherman Act violations. Here are some older Department of Justice statistics.[1]

So when will we see the first arrests?

[1] https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/about/commissio...

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by dd444fgdfg on Sunday October 24, 2021 @08:14PM (#28983203)
laws are for the poor
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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by throwaway0a5e on Sunday October 24, 2021 @08:54PM (#28983430)
Laws are for the poorly connected.

But you'll get more internet virtue points phrasing it your way.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by elzbardico on Monday October 25, 2021 @04:15AM (#28985534)
"Yeah, one of those days, I was smoking a joint after leaving my shift as a janitor in a hospital and the police took me. If I hadn't called my friends Buffet and Elison to help me, probably I would be still stuck in jail." - Nobody, ever.

Being poor and poorly connected, in the real world, are basically the same thing.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by throwaway0a5e on Monday October 25, 2021 @01:52PM (#28990933)
How about this one.

>"Yeah, one of those days, I was smoking a joint after leaving my shift as a janitor in a hospital and the police took me. If I hadn't called my cousin Billy in the <next town over> police department and had him vouch for my good character I would be out bail money and a fat fine" - tons of people with LEO connections

The fact that this wasn't obvious says a lot about HN's interactions with government.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by nmm on Monday October 25, 2021 @11:38AM (#28989036)
Yes, but poorly connected is a superset of being poor.

One could not be poor but still be poorly connected

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by rpmisms on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:01PM (#28983468)
You're both right.
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