Good. We don't need more of wasteful policies such as the FTC trying to block Microsoft from buying Blizzard because it would supposedly "create a monopoly on videogames". The FTC should _only_ intervene into essential monopolies such as water supply or electricity supply companies, not random tech stocks like Adobe buying Figma. Adobe having a 'monopoly' on software for designing websites is... not a big deal, such software is not essential.
Lina Khan's policies were very harmful for the tech sector and I think we should all be happy that her ideas will not have space in the upcoming administration.
> Lina Khan's policies were very harmful for the tech sector
As they should! It's quite literally the whole reason they exist.
Email unsubscribe links have worked well, and click-to-cancel hopefully can too! The only opponents of these policies are massive companies who rely on predatorial dark patterns. Everyone with a brain should support these "wasteful policies" because they benefit consumers.
I absolutely LOVE having one link to instantly stop being emailed from mailing lists, and I can't be happier for click-to-cancel and related legislation.
"oh no, big tech company XYZ will make 0.0001% less money this year!!!" is the energy you're giving
>Email unsubscribe links have worked well, and click-to-cancel hopefully can too!
Yes but that's not what my complaints about the FTC are. My complaint is about them trying to stop Microsoft from buying Blizzard or trying to stop Adobe from buying Figma. I don't believe there's such a thing as 'monopoly on video games' or 'monopoly on website design software'.
Them working on general, consumer-friendly, sane policies is fine! But they shouldn't be preventing M&As/investments unless critical goods are involved without a substitute - which Call of Duty and Figma clearly aren't.
celebrating saving some clicks vs entire livelihoods jobs and industries for actual people, is the kind of elite disconnect that Trump exploited to win
Monopolies can only be harmful for essential goods that don't have alternatives. The water supply is essential. Access to the internet can (perhaps) be essential. "Software to design website mocks" is definitely not essential.
Lina Khan's policies were very harmful for the tech sector and I think we should all be happy that her ideas will not have space in the upcoming administration.