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0 pointsbigyabai1mo ago0 comments

You're going to need to cite legal precedent for that. I could not go sue HBO for monopolizing Game of Thrones and refusing to stream it in 8K to my Linux PC. There are no damages.

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realusername1mo ago

Google is above the law in the US, there's a reason why the CEO sits at the presidential inauguration. It's not about laws but power.

And your example is pretty poor, HBO doesn't have a 10th of the power of YouTube.

GeekyBear1mo ago

It's worth remembering that the career officials in the Obama FTC wanted to launch an antitrust lawsuit against Google back in the day.

The political appointees (of both parties) shut that lawsuit down.

GeekyBear1mo ago

You're going to need to cite this imaginary "server" exemption to American antitrust law that you claim to believe exists.

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realusername1mo ago

Google is above the law in the US, there's a reason why the CEO sits at the presidential inauguration. It's not about laws but power.

And your example is pretty poor, HBO doesn't have a 10th of the power of YouTube.

GeekyBear1mo ago

It's worth remembering that the career officials in the Obama FTC wanted to launch an antitrust lawsuit against Google back in the day.

The political appointees (of both parties) shut that lawsuit down.

GeekyBear1mo ago

You're going to need to cite this imaginary "server" exemption to American antitrust law that you claim to believe exists.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse