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The term you're looking for here is called "regulatory capture." That is to say that the government does exactly what the companies bid via having someone friendly to these businesses in leadership positions. AT&T was broken up because of the exact reason that they were a behemoth. Or as they say today: too big to fail. This happened via business mergers and purchases. That ban was in place for a fucking good reason.
Remember this? It will become a nearly permanent issue. And if you think we have problems now with people and groups being deplatformed? Wait until it's a single company.
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[–] totes_magotes ago
The term you're looking for here is called "regulatory capture." That is to say that the government does exactly what the companies bid via having someone friendly to these businesses in leadership positions. AT&T was broken up because of the exact reason that they were a behemoth. Or as they say today: too big to fail. This happened via business mergers and purchases. That ban was in place for a fucking good reason.
Remember this? It will become a nearly permanent issue. And if you think we have problems now with people and groups being deplatformed? Wait until it's a single company.