FTC’s “entire” monopoly case rests on decade-old emails, Meta argued.
  • BigMacHole@lemm.eeEnglish
    11 months

    That IS A Smoking Gun yes! But have They CONSIDERED that with Another couple MILLION Dollars in Donations to our Non Corrupt President the Trial can Go Away?

    • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioEnglish
      11 months

      As far as I can tell, the promise of a substantial donation seems all that’s required, that and genuflecting … pro tip, don’t mention the hands.

  • malloc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11 months

    I have doubts it will get fully prosecuted under this administration. Tech oligarchy have been sucking Trump’s dick since he started his term.

    Zuckerfuck being among the worst in the bunch.

    • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
      11 months

      Any coincidence that 2012 e-mails are finally coming to trial today?

  • andallthat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11 months

    Meta argued that “the FTC’s case rests almost entirely on emails (many more than a decade old) allegedly expressing competitive concerns” but suggested that this is only “intent” evidence, “without any evidence of anticompetitive effects.”

    Not sure I understand the argument. if I write that I’m going to buy another company instead of competing with them, then I go ahead and I do buy that exact company, are they arguing that the two things are not necessarily related?

    • whereisk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11 months

      Yes. The argument is, raise the burden of proof: you are proving what my intent was, and what actions I took, but you should be proving negative market effects. Just because I said it, and I did it, doesn’t mean I succeeded. And if I didn’t there’s no reason to be broken up.

      • andallthat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11 months

        Thanks, I understand better now.

        On a related note, I wish I had known of the “just because I said it and I did it, doesn’t mean I succeeded” line of defense when I was a kid

        • whereisk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11 months

          Haha! Yes, but not sure how effective it would have been. I think parenting counts intent way above outcomes.

  • 0p3r470r@lemm.eeEnglish
    11 months

    I am honestly surprised President dum dum, or the AG hasn’t shut down this investigation yet

  • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
    11 months

    That’s when zucks first android robot model came out