Can you show an instance where the FTC has actually done this in practice? Currently, Joseph Simons, a long-time corporate anti-trust lawyer heads the FTC. We

Can you show an instance where the FTC has actually done this in practice? Currently, Joseph Simons, a long-time corporate anti-trust lawyer heads the FTC. We can expect a light touch from them for the time being. Removing a protection that has been respected either formally or informally since the inception or Arpanet would radically change the face of the internet regardless of how you slice it. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Preventing misbehavior by regulating the industry saves both time and energy on the parts of consumers as well as corporations.