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The behavior is the same, but the situations are different. ABC is a second-tier television network struggling for survival while Facebook is the dominant socia
by jetrink 7y ago
The behavior is the same, but the situations are different. ABC is a second-tier television network struggling for survival while Facebook is the dominant social network company and is abusing its position to stifle competition.
- Karunamon 7y agoI don't think that changes anything. There's plenty of other illegal, monopolistic behavior to pick at here without demanding that ad companies run ads for their direct competitors.
- mc32 7y agoIt was the case when there were only three major national networks as well. That said, google is in a different business. Their ranking should be fair (aside for their paid rankings). In this case they should not be favoring themselves over others, that’s to say they should not artificially bury competitors in the fair ranking.
- matthewrobertso 7y agoABC is a second-tier television network owned by The Walt Disney Company, one of the largest media and entertainment companies in the world, operating a vast international industry of television networks, film studios, and theme parks.
- the_watcher 7y agoAnd is about to launch a direct competitor to Netflix.
- the_watcher 7y agoABC, the network that is literally available for free via an HDMI antennae, does not care about Netflix. Disney, arguably the single biggest company in entertainment or media and ABC's parent, is about to launch a direct competitor to Netflix. Which party is more likely to be driving the decision not to air Netflix ads.