+1 Ali, preventive policies and regulations would act as deterrents against practices of biggism. On Thu, 10 Dec 2020, 10:25 am , <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:58:50 +0300 From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal monopoly Message-ID: <CAPjmBy3pj3xFjacOt18y4JT7D= SZxQ+spQM4d2Jn+g+HcmTDmQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Alice

Thanks for sharing. This lawsuit recommends the break up of Facebook.

My humble opinion below.

These are extreme measures by lazy Policy Makers and Regulators who have a political ax to grind.

History has shown that breaking up companies is not a solution. The breakup of Standard Oil in 1911 should have taught everyone a lesson. The solution is Policy and Regulatory interventions that stop companies from behaving like it's the Wild Wild West. Here are a few thoughts:-

(1) Stop acquisitions that create unholy moats around companies. (2) Heavy fines for misbehaving in the marketplace. Like the Kill Zones < https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-07/big-tech-sets-up-a-kil...

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for startups that Big Tech has created. Heavy fines that would impact their balance sheets. ile iwe funzo, not a few billion dollars that amount to a rounding error in their balance sheets. (3) Ban executives who misbehave from ever working in the industry again. (4) Initiatives to limit State Capture by these corporations.

My two cowrie shells.

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On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 12:49 AM Alice Munyua via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

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Very interesting case

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf

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