4 ms·
It is even harder to argue this when Facebook's customers are advertisers, not users (which are a resource). Facebook does not have a monopoly on advertising. B
by rsj_hn 6y ago
It is even harder to argue this when Facebook's customers are advertisers, not users (which are a resource). Facebook does not have a monopoly on advertising. But this is the best avenue to show it does consumer harm, which is the legal critera for a monopoly. Here, "consumer" would be advertiser. How Facebook treats advertisers is going to determine the legality of any monopoly claim, regardless of whether people intuitively believe Facebook is "too big". To make that be a criteria for breakup, one would need to change the law, not issue any directives from administrators.
- inglor_cz 6y agoWe do not really have a law on services that treat users as a resource. There is a clear need of innovation here. GDPR is a tiny step in this direction.
- vvG94KbDUtRa 6y agoGDPR is an absolute disaster which has already stifled innovation and entrenched incumbents
- inglor_cz 6y agoIn my country at least: enforcement is de facto non-existent and, beyond the most basic formalities, barely anyone cares.
- CSSer 6y ago> law on services that treat users as a resource Don't we call that labor law? I'm being somewhat facetious. It just struck me as humorous to think of it that way.