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>Given the lobbying power of these economically important global business platforms it seems unlikely local 'government' will do very much to rock their boat...
by solomatov 9y ago
>Given the lobbying power of these economically important global business platforms it seems unlikely local 'government' will do very much to rock their boat...
They will do. They did it in the past. See, for example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_antitrust_law#Progressive_era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_antit...
- olivermarks 9y agoLast century antitrust (and local government) was powerful. This century the only notable (and arguably parochial) antitrust action was against MSFT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_antitrust_law#21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_antit... We are now in a far more globalized economy, and the US profits from the dominant FMAG stocks and hegemony. The EU will definitely attack this, whether they have teeth is questionable.