changeideas, 9 days ago to MandelaEffect

Any private ownership tends towards #monopoly, so media system cannot have private ownership without also accepting market share limitations. #Democracy requires people have access to #independent and #diverse media. Lose that and lose #democracy. More: https://buff.ly/3WtIecp

video/mp4

Centurion480, 9 days ago to technology

If we want our tech companies to do good, we have to understand that their ground state is to create planet-wrecking nonsense, grifty scams, and planet-wrecking, nonsensical scams. We need to make these companies small enough to fail, small enough to jail, and small enough to care
#technology #Markets #corporatism #oligopoly #monopoly #capitalism #ClimateChange #sustainability #environment
https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/30/posiwid/#social-cost-of-carbon

sofia, 11 days ago to MandelaEffect

"imitation is stealing 🤡!!!" #copyright #monopoly

AmiW, 12 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to newyorkcity German

🔗Artist: #WestvillageFamous in City: #NewYorkCity NY USA 🇺🇸 05/2024 - Title: "GO TO JAIL" - #Art #Streetart #Artist #Mural #Pasteup #Monopoly #Urbanart 34 x #Guilty #DonaldTrump #Satire

ilumium, 13 days ago to MandelaEffect

Shouldn't the lobby group #AlliedforStartups be rather called "Allied for small companies we can buy to continue dominate the market"?

#lobbying #bigtech #marketdominance #monopoly #microsoft #apple #meta #google

br00t4c, 14 days ago to free

'Predatory monopoly': Canadian North, feds criticized over new baggage fees

#free #monopoly

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canadian-north-baggage-fee-increases-1.7216346?cmp=rss

br00t4c, 15 days ago to MandelaEffect

▶ Monopoly, Red Lobster's Gutting, & The Fading Red Line w/ Luke Goldstein - MR Live | 5/28/24

#monopoly #youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM7vZq75nGA

br00t4c, 15 days ago to MandelaEffect

Is 2024 the Year of Trust-Busting?

#monopoly

https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/matt-stoller-stacy-mitchell-monopoly-antitrust-interview/#respond

shom, 16 days ago to MandelaEffect

This post alleging extortion from CloudFlare¹ is plausible/cautionary. Market monopolies/tech mono-cultures suck so it's tempting to just be outraged at CF.

However, we allow this when we cede control to third parties (not just cloud) without mitigation plans, by NOT:

• using open standards/formats
• separating concerns
• staffing expertise in-house/independent long-term partners
• balancing risk with cost

Let's have that bigger talk!

¹https://robindev.substack.com/p/cloudflare-took-down-our-website

#Cloud #Monopoly #FOSS #OpenWeb

TheMetalDog, 19 days ago to MandelaEffect

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalSucks
Live Nation Exec Responds to Anti-Trust Lawsuit: “It Is Just Anti-Business”
Riiiiiight...

https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/05/23/live-nation-exec-responds-to-anti-trust-lawsuit-it-is-just-anti-business/

#LiveNation #Ticketmaster #AntiTrustLawsuit #Monopoly #ConcertPromotion #TicketPrices #ServiceCharges #MarketPower #VerticalIntegration

TheMetalDog, 19 days ago to MandelaEffect

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
U.S. Department Of Justice & 30 States Sue To Break Up Live Nation
About time.

https://metalinjection.net/news/u-s-department-of-justice-30-states-sue-to-break-up-live-nation

#USDoJ #30States #Lawsuit #LiveNation #BreakUp #Ticketmaster #Monopoly #Antitrust #ConcertTickets #LiveEventsIndustry #FanFees #ArtistOpportunities #VenueOperators #SmallerPromoters #MerrickGarland #SenatePSI #TicketmasterHandling #TaylorSwift #BruceSpringsteen #TicketSales

davidaugust, 20 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to MandelaEffect

Not great.

Source: https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/23/spineless/

#monopoly #monopsony #consolidation #PrivateEquity #anticompetitive #economy #economics #USpol #politics #healthcare

Emmeline, 20 days ago to MandelaEffect

#ticketmaster deserves to be broken up, it is a #monopoly and a #trust

br00t4c, 29 days ago to MandelaEffect

The Walls Are Closing In On John Deere's Tractor Repair Monopoly

#farmers #monopoly

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/05/14/1813256/the-walls-are-closing-in-on-john-deeres-tractor-repair-monopoly

Codeberg, 1 month ago to stackoverflow

Anyone considering how to break the #StackOverflow #monopoly already? Any #federated alternative work in progress?