Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn
by giantg2 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @08:16PM
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The difference is that you have one electric line to your house (often via infrastructure controlled bh the municipality), but you do have the option to hold credit cards from various providers. The issue is that antitrust isn't being enforced.
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Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn
by eru on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @12:31AM
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More often than not, antitrust laws are used by the side who can afford lawyers to inconvenience the competition.
A more straightforward approach would be to lower barriers to entry. Both for startups but also, and probably more importantly, for companies from other industries and other countries who want to branch out.
At one point, Walmart wanted to become a bank in the US. The existing banks lobbied hard against that and prevailed. Say what you want about Walmart, but that would have been a breath of fresh air for retail customers and much needed real competition.