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The inference is that these cloud/tech companies can shut down businesses they don't like by behaving as an oligopoly. And oligopolies pose antitrust issues.
by Closi 6y ago
The inference is that these cloud/tech companies can shut down businesses they don't like by behaving as an oligopoly.
And oligopolies pose antitrust issues.
- kingdomcome50 6y agoYou are connecting unrelated dots. While it could be argued that the "cloud provider" space is an oligopoly (though I would not argue that), simply deciding to not serve a specific business, even as group, is not an antitrust issue. No business has a "right to service". Antitrust is more concerned with anti-competitive behaviors: pricing-fixing, group boycotts[0], buying a competitor with the express purpose of removing competition, etc. Amazon and Parler are not in the same market - they are not competing for anything. Antitrust is not going to be a fruitful legal avenue. If Amazon were somehow influencing Parler's ability to "do it themselves" (e.g. preventing a seller from providing them with boxes), then yes, there may be some legal standing. [0] Look this one up. It's not what you are thinking.