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minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoYes, if there’s collusion or a lack of competition, there are legal solutions, namely breaking up the offending companies.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBut will those solutions be applied? That’s always in doubt.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoWho knows, but Khan is the best chance we’ve had of something getting done in a very long time.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year ago namely breaking up the offending companies. When was the last time this happened?
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoSo 42 years ago.
Yes, if there’s collusion or a lack of competition, there are legal solutions, namely breaking up the offending companies.
But will those solutions be applied? That’s always in doubt.
Who knows, but Khan is the best chance we’ve had of something getting done in a very long time.
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When was the last time this happened?
Bell telephone
So 42 years ago.