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Bettie

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29. The antitrust laws are on the books

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:26 PM

Jul 24

but no one seems to have the will to enforce them.

Corporations and the robber barons who own them tend to spread money around so that nearly everyone is somewhat beholden to them.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] usonian Jul 24 OP

These tech companies need to be broken up newdeal2 Jul 24 #1

Easier said than done presently.. Flash953 Jul 24 #9

Who owns bluesky? Aren't they susceptible too? live love laugh Jul 24 #12

Go to Bluesky orangecrush Jul 24 #14

Bluesky's CEO Jay Graber seems legit and decentralization & 'open protocol' is baked in lostnfound Jul 24 #24

Thanks 🙏🏽 live love laugh Jul 24 #26

most of the large companies need to be broken up , nott just tech AllaN01Bear Jul 24 #10

Yes but you need to start somewhere and they are the most important newdeal2 Jul 24 #15

The antitrust laws are on the books Bettie Jul 24 #29

I do not use Instagram, but anyone who is concerned with free speech should be appalled at this... hlthe2b Jul 24 #2

This doesn't sound right WSHazel Jul 24 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author live love laugh Jul 24 #13

"Too Socialist"? What's a "Too Socialist""? Ping Tung Jul 24 #4

"too socialist" like in Scandinavian countries, I guess... Justice matters. Jul 24 #5

We here in the Nordics (I am in Sweden) are not socialist nation states. We are social democracies that have very robust Celerity Jul 24 #27

I see what you did there. Qutzupalotl Jul 24 #6

He's now in permanent suspension. Maxwell is being threatened now also. erronis Jul 24 #22

Hummmm peggysue2 Jul 24 #7

On the plus side, this shows how terrified they are of Mamdani and his ideas. flashman13 Jul 24 #8

NYCJournals.com was registered less than a month ago and that article is clearly AI slop. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 24 #11

And yet they say 41.3% of their readers have been with them for over 5 years! Wiz Imp Jul 24 #20

This article is frightening, but I didn't find it untrue. BadgerMom Jul 24 #16

Yes, this article is fake AI crap CloudWatcher Jul 24 #23

I knew Momdani wasn't mentioned. BadgerMom Jul 24 #28

Oops, sorry! CloudWatcher Jul 24 #32

"Thanks" for the huge campaign boost, trumpstagram! Grokenstein Jul 24 #17

This post should be removed. It is not true. Wiz Imp Jul 24 #18

The powers that be are really making me like Mamdani. Intractable Jul 24 #19

Please consider revising title and warning readers this appears to be fake news. Nt lostnfound Jul 24 #21

Good idea. You could email usonian directly to make sure he sees this suggestion. TheRickles Jul 24 #30

Alright, you idiots... GiqueCee Jul 24 #25

Looks like it is obnoxiousdrunk Jul 24 #31

Bogus website that no-one's heard of before muriel_volestrangler Jul 24 #33

84 recs, FFS... this is getting discouraging. n/t demmiblue Jul 24 #34

I just went on Instagram, he hasn't been deleted and has 3.7 million followers. This story is fake! Fil1957 Jul 24 #35