[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.