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> But they have no duty under U.S. antitrust law to provide equal access in the first place. True, but they're undeniably at a scale where this would just be e
by smoldesu 3y ago
> But they have no duty under U.S. antitrust law to provide equal access in the first place.
True, but they're undeniably at a scale where this would just be expected of them either way. We broke up Ma Bell ignoring this exact defense, because at a certain scale of infrastructure you're expected to do the right thing legal or not. If Apple drills down on their "technically legal" defense, they're liable to find out how technically subjective law gets at their scale.
- granzymes 3y agoI agree that it's reasonable to hold platforms like Apple to a higher standard. The issue is that it would likely require new laws be passed, like the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act from the European Union.
- smoldesu 3y agoThat's not really an issue, as European lawmakers have demonstrated.