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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by Workaccount2 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @10:22AM (#42711864)
In the free market the monopoly buys out the competitors. No need for banning. Shareholders, the embodiment of greed, will just follow the money.
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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by spencerflem on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @11:11AM (#42712719)
In a free market, there are monopolies, by definition.

If you're saying that capitalists will inevitably contort a free market to an unfree one, via whatever means (often mergers) then we agree.

IMO. a common misconception is that allowing all mergers is a "free market" policy when it is not

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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by spencerflem on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @01:20PM (#42714858)
are no monopolies*
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