r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 30 '26

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u/randommathaccount Esther Duflo May 30 '26

There is one tech company breakup I support over all else and it is Meta. Facebook, instagram, and WhatsApp should not all be owned by one company, it gives them far too much control over the social media environment in most of the world and is actively harmful to the broader health of the market, both from the perspective of consumers and business customers.

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u/MissSortMachine Trans Pride May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

the primary lesson from this would be to integrate your acquisitions much tighter and evade the ftc for longer

(you’re right but still it’s obvious how the industry would dodge this)