Posted on 05/06/2019 3:30:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
The problem is no one can prove it is a monopoly “in restraint of trade.”
FB/Twit erect NO “barriers” to entry, other than the fact that people voluntarily flock there. Any conservative wealthy person could create such a network, only none do.
A shift “might” be possible if a real alternative, such as Gab that fixed its problems and became user friendly, were to see President Trump abruptly leave Twit and join. Immediately about 50m followers would go there, and probably double as each of those undoubtedly has a few people who don’t follow Trump.
But legally, you’d find it difficult to justify the “barriers to entry” clause. Just because no consumers want to buy your product does not constitute a barrier to entry legally.
Um.....no....FB is NOT a private company!
Facebook is publicly traded corporation owned by its individual shareholders, so yes, it's a private company. Facebook's use is so prevalent that perhaps it should be regulated like a public utility, but the fact remains: Facebook is a private company.
Still, splitting hairs....doesn’t even compare to a mom and pop private bakery.
The Ted Cruz idea is faster, and may be needed to stop these platforms from interfering with the 2020 elections. But eventually, antitrust proceedings need to be carried out against them.
As Europe is already beginning to do. They will take a very long time, and actually need a new, Civil Rights, justification for antitrust, but the ball needs to get rolling.
Eventually, they must either adopt the traditional “advocacy of criminal violence” standard, or they must be broken up. And “criminal violence” must be defined as actual criminal violence, not just imaginary or hysterical belief in violence.
that is why the only option is regulation as a utility
Sure, I could see that as a reason for disavowing the monopoly requirement.
I was speaking to the original premise of the article and how I believe the author gets it wrong vis-à-vis Ted Cruz’s argument. Cruz is correct in his argument that these platforms are actually content providers because they do edit, change, allow, deny, or limit access to content based on their editorial review, algorithms, etc... They moderate content, which is the same as editing.
Alex Jones (and company) are not being de-personed because of what they said, exactly.
They are being de-personed because of the INFLUENCE they had in the last election.
It's a subtle difference but a difference.
Had the formula that has always worked still worked--Alex Jones would have been allowed to go on business as usual. That formula was painting him as a whacko, extremist, dangerous, etc. However, that was no longer working. In fact, Joe Six Pack, wife AND kids were now getting their information from places like Infowars and the MEMES were insanely powerful in getting the ideas out there and painting pictures.
And remember this, Alex Jones and the alt-light (Paul Joseph Watson, Cernovich, etc) are like a gateway drug. Once (younger) people discover those sources, they quickly red-pill and move on to even redder pilling sources.
Alex Jones and the alt-right meme makers won the last election. They think they can stop it from happening again. However, the one thing on side is they can't get inside the heads of these kids that grew up on the internet. It's like they speak two different languages. It's a large part of WHY the left can't meme.
Alex Jones (and company) are not being de-personed because of what they said, exactly.
They are being de-personed because of the INFLUENCE they had in the last election.
It's a subtle difference but a difference.
Had the formula that has always worked still worked--Alex Jones would have been allowed to go on business as usual. That formula was painting him as a whacko, extremist, dangerous, etc. However, that was no longer working. In fact, Joe Six Pack, wife AND kids were now getting their information from places like Infowars and the MEMES were insanely powerful in getting the ideas out there and painting pictures.
And remember this, Alex Jones and the alt-light (Paul Joseph Watson, Cernovich, etc) are like a gateway drug. Once (younger) people discover those sources, they quickly red-pill and move on to even redder pilling sources.
Alex Jones and the alt-right meme makers won the last election. They think they can stop it from happening again. However, the one thing on side is they can't get inside the heads of these kids that grew up on the internet. It's like they speak two different languages. It's a large part of WHY the left can't meme.
ISP’s most certainly fall under the guise monopoly law since the control access to the internet which is critical to business, but I don’t see why Google, FB, or Tweter is critical.
Yes it would be difficult to start a rival company to these entities, but not impossible so long as Google, FB, etc... Do no actively try to suppress them.
I don’t use any of the above companies products and i am not adversly affected.
That is why i don’t see the gov’t being able to break them up.
For me it was a bit inconvenient in the beginning. I found other ways to contact the people that I really need to. It has worked out just fine. ;o)
Facebook began a public trade of stock after the 18 May 2012 IPO. The Facebook Common Stock can be found listed as (FB) on the NASDAG Composite.
Facebook & Twitter are no different than Bell Telephone was in the 70’s.Private Co. Ma Bell built all the infrastructure, but were broken up anyway. These are public communication utilities. They cannot be allowed to discriminate or censor.
A few weeks ago I had a meltdown and flashed my boobs.
Don’t goad me. Who knows what could happen.
Lets say a prospective employer rejects you for something you posted at one time on Facebook?
They are a Platform or a Publisher. They can’t continue to hide.
critical to Millennials :)
“critical to Millennials :)”
But not to normal human beings.
Try this one on for size: split the f**king companies up and make them compete with one another, just like we did with Ma Bell.
Let’s stop playing patsy with these morons.
exactly
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