EPISODE · Sep 9, 2024 · 54 MIN
384: The Facebook Antitrust Case
from Tech Policy Podcast · host TechFreedom
Geoff Manne (International Center for Law & Economics) and Corbin Barthold (TechFreedom) discuss the many, many flaws in the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta (Facebook). A crossover episode with the Washington Legal Foundation / TechFreedom Tech in the Courts series.Topics include:- The ontology of Facebook- Social networking: it’s not 2008 anymore- The FTC’s made-up market- The WhatsApp Catch-22- Has Facebook been enshittified?- Product design by government: bad idea!- Growing startups: hard, actuallyLinks:The Feds Unfriend Facebook: Why the FTC’s Meta Antitrust Case Should FailTech Policy Podcast 357: The Amazon Antitrust CaseTech Policy Podcast 353: The Google Search Antitrust TrialTech Policy Podcast 302: Epic v. Apple
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Geoff Manne (International Center for Law & Economics) and Corbin Barthold (TechFreedom) discuss the many, many flaws in the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta (Facebook). A crossover episode with the Washington Legal Foundation / TechFreedom Tech in the Courts series. Topics include: - The ontology of Facebook - Social networking: it’s not 2008 anymore - The FTC’s made-up market - The WhatsApp Catch-22 - Has Facebook been enshittified? - Product design by government: bad idea! - Growing startups: hard, actually Links: The Feds Unfriend Facebook: Why the FTC’s Meta Antitrust Case Should Fail (https://tinyurl.com/k988vjn8) Tech Policy Podcast 357: The Amazon Antitrust Case (https://tinyurl.com/2s4xz9xs) Tech Policy Podcast 353: The Google Search Antitrust Trial (https://tinyurl.com/mryvmrce) Tech Policy Podcast 302: Epic v. Apple (https://tinyurl.com/39chu42b)
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