> The FTC’s present case is not entirely meritless, however
Wait, this post ignores the most important argument: Facebooks product offerings are not essential goods and as such cannot be considered a monopoly, no matter what they do. They cannot be compared to the pharmaceutical market: nobody will die if Facebook shuts down tomorrow but lots of people will die if the supply of insulin is restricted.
“Is it essential?” should be the very first question to ask!
Hi thanks for the write-up. I will offer you a concrete way in which consumers are harmed by this merger. I personally, will not use whatsapp because I am worried about fb harvesting my data in a way that is long term bad for me. Not using it is to my detriment at times as I am unable to take part in certain conversations (for example parents of my kids class in a whatsapp group). Bilateral comms arent an issue because many other messaging apps exist.
I accept that my position may be mistaken, and the fact that these groups get formed on Whatsapp in the first place suggests not many others share it. But strictly as a consumer I would benefit if they were broken up.
I do certainly appreciate that doing this after the fact has a chilling effect. And also the suggestion that it is politically motivated is good reason for the court to be skeptical. I dont attempt to weigh my private interest against these considerations. I only offer it as an example.
Well my fears are specific to facebook, so if they broke up I can use WhatsApp.
They may be exaggerated, but I find it overly antagonist to call them ludicrous. I do know that most companies are harvesting my data. Those other companies seem focused on advertising. FB seems to want me to engage with them in a particular personal way that I see as intrusive. Plus they go to extremes to collect that data. Recall beacon?
You mentioned a privacy concern in your own essay. Here I am spelling out the specifics for you. But if its ludicrous I can just engage with different writers.
Could you name a specific harm that you’re worried about and put a dollar figure on it? Without that it’s like talking about the number of angels dancing on a pin.
> The FTC’s present case is not entirely meritless, however
Wait, this post ignores the most important argument: Facebooks product offerings are not essential goods and as such cannot be considered a monopoly, no matter what they do. They cannot be compared to the pharmaceutical market: nobody will die if Facebook shuts down tomorrow but lots of people will die if the supply of insulin is restricted.
“Is it essential?” should be the very first question to ask!
Hi thanks for the write-up. I will offer you a concrete way in which consumers are harmed by this merger. I personally, will not use whatsapp because I am worried about fb harvesting my data in a way that is long term bad for me. Not using it is to my detriment at times as I am unable to take part in certain conversations (for example parents of my kids class in a whatsapp group). Bilateral comms arent an issue because many other messaging apps exist.
I accept that my position may be mistaken, and the fact that these groups get formed on Whatsapp in the first place suggests not many others share it. But strictly as a consumer I would benefit if they were broken up.
I do certainly appreciate that doing this after the fact has a chilling effect. And also the suggestion that it is politically motivated is good reason for the court to be skeptical. I dont attempt to weigh my private interest against these considerations. I only offer it as an example.
I really don’t see this as a harm which would actually be assuaged by it being broken up. Certainly your fears of Facebook specifically are ludicrous.
Well my fears are specific to facebook, so if they broke up I can use WhatsApp.
They may be exaggerated, but I find it overly antagonist to call them ludicrous. I do know that most companies are harvesting my data. Those other companies seem focused on advertising. FB seems to want me to engage with them in a particular personal way that I see as intrusive. Plus they go to extremes to collect that data. Recall beacon?
You mentioned a privacy concern in your own essay. Here I am spelling out the specifics for you. But if its ludicrous I can just engage with different writers.
Could you name a specific harm that you’re worried about and put a dollar figure on it? Without that it’s like talking about the number of angels dancing on a pin.
What are PSN services?
Personal Social Network services.
fb and most social networking sites make money by selling ads.
does meta have a monopoly on *selling ads* on social media? what portion of social media ads go to meta?