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Re:Facebook documents offer a treasure trove for Washington’... by mike00632 on Monday October 25, 2021 @04:30PM (#28992751)
You kind of make the case for the FTC, don't you? If Facebook were just the Facebook app, website and social network then it wouldn't be a monopoly. They would have to try to appeal to younger users to compete with TikTok and others. But Facebook is way more than just Facebook. Facebook also owns WhatsApp, Instagram, and much much more, hence the monopoly power.
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Re:Facebook documents offer a treasure trove for Washington’... by _3u10 on Monday October 25, 2021 @04:42PM (#28992869)
Monopoly over what? How does FB force users to use their products over their competitors?

Doesn’t everyone on what’s app have a phone number that’s known to the people they have on WhatsApp? Couldn’t they just text each other?

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