Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid...
by adolph on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @11:37AM
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> They will find some other reason to remove these sellers.
I think this speaks to the nut of the problem. Unless there is an incentive upstream of the misalignment of parties, then any number of lawsuits after the fact will have a "war on drugs" level of futility.
What to do then? In an alternative universe perhaps the FTC was implemented to improve trade by promoting standards, ontologies and authenticity verification that lead to greater freedom of trade and less gatekeeping.
I think this speaks to the nut of the problem. Unless there is an incentive upstream of the misalignment of parties, then any number of lawsuits after the fact will have a "war on drugs" level of futility.
What to do then? In an alternative universe perhaps the FTC was implemented to improve trade by promoting standards, ontologies and authenticity verification that lead to greater freedom of trade and less gatekeeping.