[seveneightn9ne]

> If customers do not care enough to stop using the product then there is no harm.

Facebook users (notably not customers) are the ones being harmed here, and they don't exactly have free reign to choose the platform their communities talk and organize on. If I choose not to use Facebook then I'm isolating myself from my community.

[trinsic-par]

Relying on one irresponsible for-profit organization for your communications is a disaster waiting to happen. By using that service, you enable them to continue. It takes two to tango.

[briandear]

Yes, so people would use Insta. Then it gets bought by Facebook. Then WhatsApp, also bought by Facebook. Etc. Everywhere you run, Facebook and friends is waiting with a warm, privacy suffocating hug.

What the hell is the FTC and DOJ doing allowing these obvious anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions? How is Amazon able to sell physical and digital products, control distribution channels, and sell significant infrastructure? I am no monopoly expert, but in my opinion, AWS is a significant competitive issue. Did we learn nothing from US Steel and Standard Oil? Has the Clayton Act been ignored? It seems like the Sherman Act matters as well: companies all agreeing, within hours, to ban certain apps or content. That’s not competition.

[DerpyBaby123]

You're ignoring the comment you're replying to. It's not 'two to tango', it's the network effect Facebook deliberately set up and perpetuates thru growth and acquisition.