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Re:Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech... by eps on Thursday January 20, 2022 @05:09PM (#30015861)
> Call it an innovation bill.

This will result in a boatload of scam and zero innovation.

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Re:Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech... by endisneigh on Thursday January 20, 2022 @05:10PM (#30015870)
How so?
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Re:Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech... by DerpyBaby123 on Thursday January 20, 2022 @05:12PM (#30015906)
Not op, but I can imagine it would be easy to be in the 'bottom' tier of an industry by revenue/sales/etc - if I want to be credited, just make a tiny barely functioning company and collect the credits
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Re:Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech... by endisneigh on Thursday January 20, 2022 @05:14PM (#30015933)
A well operated implementation would probably be in the form of reduced taxes, not a check as the point is to help grow smaller competitors, not create zombie companies.
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