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by briandear 2971 days ago
Which will make their business even more solid as it will make it harder for new entrants.
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That's sloppy thinking. Here's and example why: what if a new regulation new banned targeted advertising? That would kneecap FB's business model and unique value proposition while making it easier for new entrants, since they won't have to compete with FB's now-legally-useless data trove.
Not really no. Not all regulations are like that. These will most likely go after fb very directly.