The Disney buyouts were made under a very different FTC and also a very different political climate. As well as a more naive view on monopolies by many in the r

The Disney buyouts were made under a very different FTC and also a very different political climate. As well as a more naive view on monopolies by many in the regulatory/political sphere. This move away from the consumer harm standard is recent and the new FTC chair is committed to making sure we go back to the old days of Anti-Trust.