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by monero-xmr 957 days ago
It's more about saying they tried to do something (virtue signalling) than actually accomplishing anything. Think about it - would going after a bunch of tiny firms no one ever heard of make any headlines? No. But if the FTC goes after FAANG, even if it loses each one, they can blame the judiciary ("bad people") and signal they are trying to the part of the elite class that cares about this.