Facebook is getting protection from its fellow media outlets… Another sign that it should lose sec. 230 protection. “‘It’s Hard to Prove’: Why Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Face Hurdles” https://t.co/xefuuX9Y2C

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) December 10, 2020

There is bipartisan support for the Facebook lawsuit. The case itself will not be easy: w/ @mikeisaac https://t.co/5bPO9teAmQ

— CeciliaKang (@ceciliakang) December 10, 2020

"prosecutors must show that Facebook bought rivals like Instagram & WhatsApp with the express purpose of killing off the competition. Then they must argue a theoretical: Consumers and the social media market would have been better off without the mergers."https://t.co/O40eHC8U9F

— @tiffanydcross (@TiffanyDCross) December 10, 2020

Facebook, now the focus of suits brought by federal and state regulators, faces the prospect of major disruption https://t.co/dlNwi71o0Y

— NYTimes Tech (@nytimestech) December 9, 2020

Break up Facebook now.https://t.co/yAGACTuwf0

— Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) December 9, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission and 46 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of becoming a monopoly by squashing competition by buying rivals Instagram and WhatsApp. The legal battle could dismantle some of the world's most popular communication services.https://t.co/qZMQVb9OOO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 9, 2020

Facebook Is Illegal Monopoly, More Than 40 States and U.S. Say in Lawsuit https://t.co/yULoDYAS4A

— Medium Buying (@MediumBuying) December 9, 2020

A decision by the DOJ or the FTC not to challenge transactions they have reviewed pursuant to the US premerger notification system does not preclude these US agencies from initiating a further review at a later time. https://t.co/wicXddRVKD

— Antonella Salgueiro (@anto_salgueiro) December 10, 2020

BREAKING: We've filed suit against @facebook.

Our allegation: FB illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner, reducing privacy protections & services along the way — all in an effort to boost its bottom line through increased ad revenue. https://t.co/EudlwM1mMx

— Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) December 9, 2020

The dedication of countless individuals helped this case come together. This is part of a bigger fight to curb monopoly power in our economy and protect democracy. Thank you, everyone, for your hard work. https://t.co/isSKhyzr9o

— Economic Security Project (@EconomicSecProj) December 9, 2020

Feeling fried and reserving deep thoughts for some other day, but immediate reactions are 1) This is a really big deal 2) This is generally a good thing and 3) This won't come close to solving major Facebook-related problems across the globe https://t.co/H5e6QmIzzb

— Victor Pickard (@VWPickard) December 9, 2020

Facebook, now the focus of suits brought by federal and state regulators, faces the prospect of major disruption https://t.co/NlRb3siVDb

— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) December 10, 2020

And so it starts. '#Facebook has been spending its time surveilling users' personal information and profiting from it. No company should have this much unchecked #power'. (AG Letitia James of NY). #privacy #antitrust https://t.co/nFKRdu4ubC

— Carissa Véliz (@carissaveliz) December 10, 2020

This @FTC filing is quite possibly the most significant complaint that it has filed in the institution's history -- even including the 1970s lawsuit against the nation's breakfast cereal producers https://t.co/MM1oojAqvN

— Tim Wu (@superwuster) December 9, 2020

Pretty big news: anti-trust actions formally launched against Facebook by 48 US states and the FTC seeking its break-up. https://t.co/KKSN0pv1wi

— David Gaughran (@DavidGaughran) December 10, 2020

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— John D Saunders | Webflow Web Designer (@johndsaunders) December 10, 2020

Facebookは2012年に10億ドルでInstagramを、2年後に190億ドルでWhatsAppを買収した。連邦取引委員会と40以上の州はライバルを買収して独占的地位を維持しようとしたとしてFBを非難し分割を求めている。GAFAに対する風当たりは日増しに強くなっている。https://t.co/fuPesrwLMx

— Yoshiji Nishimoto (@yoshichan3) December 10, 2020

"Facebook, the prosecutors said Wednesday, should break off Instagram and WhatsApp, and they said new restrictions should apply to the company on future deals." Yes. No more cost-of-doing-business fines. Break it / Bust it / Fix it / Change it. https://t.co/lVoT2pO015

— DHH (@dhh) December 10, 2020

Facebook has crushed competition by breaking the law.

Big Tech’s reckoning has just begun. https://t.co/GzgSundlKz

— Congressman Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) December 9, 2020

Facebook broke the antitrust laws by gobbling up the competition. When are they going to be held accountable?#ONEV1https://t.co/vW88KGvItt

— Ms. Lonnie ??? (@Lon_S_J) December 9, 2020

Never liked facebook, data thief, picture thief, listens to you, watches you..... perverse! Great concept though. https://t.co/Gfd4uPCjIj

— ? CHARLIE WARD SHOW ? THE GESARA CLUB ? (@BeNosey) December 10, 2020

In @WIRED, I argue the Biden administration should do more than just litigate the antitrust suits against Facebook and Google. To tame corporate dominance, the FTC should enact bright-line rules to restrict mergers and outlaw unfair competitive practices https://t.co/VbRsnQViMg

— Sandeep Vaheesan (@sandeepvaheesan) December 10, 2020

"prosecutors must show that Facebook bought rivals like Instagram & WhatsApp with the express purpose of killing off the competition. Then they must argue a theoretical: Consumers and the social media market would have been better off without the mergers."https://t.co/O40eHC8U9F

— @tiffanydcross (@TiffanyDCross) December 10, 2020

Facebook is getting protection from its fellow media outlets… Another sign that it should lose sec. 230 protection. “‘It’s Hard to Prove’: Why Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Face Hurdles” https://t.co/xefuuX9Y2C

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) December 10, 2020

IMO way to stop this level of predatory behavior is to charge management & have them face 10 years in prison. Do that to @Zuck et al and everyone will get in line. @Facebook @FBIWFO

‘It’s Hard to Prove’: Why Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Face Hurdles https://t.co/i9K7injKKX

— Tim Hogan (@TimInHonolulu) December 10, 2020

BREAKING: The FTC & 48 states have filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, alleging anti-competitive conduct and seeking to break off Instagram and WhatsApp.https://t.co/H6RpghOKbi

— Tea Party Patriots (@TPPatriots) December 9, 2020

Every single state (except Georgia and SC) is suing Facebook, calling it an illegal monopoly

They want to break it up, forcing the sale of Facebook-owned apps like Instagram and WhatsApp

And @nytimes says a similar lawsuit against Google is in the works https://t.co/ZaIE5kadTY

— Will Doran (@will_doran) December 9, 2020

ICYMI: U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition https://t.co/6Z5DSsh4Jt

— Internet Accountability Project (IAP) (@The_IAP) December 11, 2020

The federal government and 48 states are saying Facebook is a monopoly and should be broken up. Follow @ceciliakang & @MikeIsaac for developments https://t.co/lPFhkYY7Ci

— Connor Ennis (@EnnisNYT) December 9, 2020

This awful company deserves whatever is coming to it https://t.co/YSModef3t0

— Karen Schwartz (@pithywidow) December 9, 2020

GOVERNMENT ATTACKS FACEBOOK FOR MONOPOLY
Buying up all of your competitors violated anti-trust laws. #monopoly #data https://t.co/fCxN99cpgT

— Bombshell DAILY ? (@BombshellDAILY) December 10, 2020

?Breaking: FTC and 48 States Sue Facebook for Illegal Monopolization via Instagram and WhatsApp Mergers, calling for breakup of the social media giant: w/ @MikeIsaac https://t.co/2QtfESyhvA

— CeciliaKang (@ceciliakang) December 9, 2020

If you want to really understand antitrust, check out this excellent piece by @sandeepvaheesan. He explores the "rule of reason"—a technical-sounding but hugely consequential reason why antitrust is so hard to enforce—and how Biden could kill it: https://t.co/qJZKV7DkCw

— Gilad Edelman (@GiladEdelman) December 10, 2020

As my kids enter college (and likely grad school), @sandeepvaheesan proposes to simplify antitrust with bright-line rules, in a way that would undermine the entire ecosystem that supports an army of economists.

What a bunch of hippy...dippy...baloney!https://t.co/fpGxkb0Jvg pic.twitter.com/jvgZ4palSh

— Hal Singer (@HalSinger) December 10, 2020

"An effective and durable assault on corporate dominance requires new rules that ensure that powerful firms are quickly brought to account for wrongdoing." @sandeepvaheesan w/ the case for bright-line merger rules and bans on unfair methods of competition https://t.co/74gWLTKBig

— Claire Kelloway (@clairekelloway) December 10, 2020