> "Small fries" and 24%... Everythings relative. You've got to start somewhere. > Anyway you're right but it's like, how would any of this concretely improve

> "Small fries" and 24%... Everythings relative. You've got to start somewhere. > Anyway you're right but it's like, how would any of this concretely improve competition? I don't think this is just about competition. There has to be a recognition that social networks etc are natural monopolies, it's very hard to have competition there. Regardless of HNs utopian view of open protocols and distributed and federated social networks, the reality is that it's just not gonna happen. So a I feel a big part of these laws isn't about creating competition, it's about making sure that mega-corporations like Facebook can't amase more power than democratically elected governments. These law make it clear that if you get to big, the EU will step in and make sure you're operating in line with their ideals, not the other way around.