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Re:TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to ... by kranke155 on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:15AM (#36000256)
In a free market a ban should be enough for competitors and replacements to arise
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Re:TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to ... by TeMPOraL on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:19AM (#36000307)
That assumes zero barriers to entry. Social media apps are pure network effect, making them the opposite of free market. You can't compete directly with TikTok without quickly matching its userbase and content volume.
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Re:TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to ... by Spooky23 on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:34AM (#36000451)
Well, in a free market there’s no ban. Is the reason for the ban “dur dur China?”, or performative political theater?

Montanas politics are such that they you can’t find an OB to deliver a baby anymore, so any “free market” competitor needs to consider what random event will put them out of business.

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Re:TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to ... by wildrhythms on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:35AM (#36000462)
Is it a free market if such a ban exists in the first place?
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Re:TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to ... by kranke155 on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:10AM (#36002175)
Yep. Free markets don’t mean unlimited power to corporations.
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Re:TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to ... by CapstanRoller on Sunday May 21, 2023 @01:37AM (#36018313)
Free markets only exist in econ textbooks. It would be more productive to discuss actually-existing markets.
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