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David Todd McCarty<p>The idea that we have allowed a single, private entity to own ABC, Disney, Hulu, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, National Geographic, FX, The Muppets, and ESPN is a serious problem. These enormous companies will always be a crisis. Break them up.</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/BreakUpDisney" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BreakUpDisney</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disney</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ABC</span></a></p>
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period.<p><strong>Pluralistic: It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment) (22 Sep 2025)</strong></p> <p><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralis</span><span class="invisible">tic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/</span></a></p>
jeSuisatire …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@afreytes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>afreytes</span></a></span> </p><p>I wonder if you realize that the base of <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crapitalism</span></a> is creating a <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> by the lock in effect, as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> detailed. That is possible because it's a centralized system, depending on a single entity who holds the power over everyone.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is just replicating that effect again, so you just advocated for the next enshittificated service to rise so it can be crapitalized.</p><p>These are single point of failures that will fail as soon as they are valuable enough. There is no way around it.</p><p>I can't understand why this is so hard to understand for the people. Maybe it's because they were raised in monotheistic societies?</p><p>If it's not <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a>, seriously and effectively decentralized from the get go it's not a choice but a <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honeypot</span></a>.<br>🤷</p>
Deborah Sampson<p>Fox News isn’t the only threat to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a><br>Sinclair &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nexstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nexstar</span></a> media are the next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a></p><p>“<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sinclair</span></a> Broadcasting has called for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jimmykimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jimmykimmel</span></a> because he expressed a pt of view of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charliekirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charliekirk</span></a> that they did not agree w/.<br>As too many <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> co. have done recently, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abc</span></a> kissed the 💍of Sinclair &amp; they have removed Jimmy K. from the air.”</p><p>“So I no longer support Sinclair &amp; their advertisers by not viewing any of their programs.<br>I urge you to do the same.”<a href="https://apple.news/AkF99whGpRvSdfs-_NuSA1g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AkF99whGpRvSdfs-_Nu</span><span class="invisible">SA1g</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> reveals <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Murdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Murdoch</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> to take control of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a></p><p>Trump said prominent billionaires – including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> mogul <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RupertMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RupertMurdoch</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> will take control of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> video platform TikTok.</p><p>Trump namedropped the 94-yr-old Murdoch &amp; his son <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LachlanMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LachlanMurdoch</span></a>, the head of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewsCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsCorp</span></a>, as part of participants in the deal.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-trump-ellison-dell-murdoch-algorithm-c175ddc4bdeaa269543870f1227cd0d9?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-21-TikTok+deal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/tiktok-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-ellison-dell-murdoch-algorithm-c175ddc4bdeaa269543870f1227cd0d9?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-21-TikTok+deal</span></a></p>
Yvan ー イボん 🗺️ :ferris: :go:<p><a href="https://youtu.be/uwTxjZK17bs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uwTxjZK17bs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/blackrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackrock</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privateequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privateequity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OwnStuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnStuff</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/publicservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservice</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ownership</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a></p>
rijo<p>Magnite files antitrust lawsuit against Google following court monopoly ruling <a href="https://ppc.land/magnite-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-following-court-monopoly-ruling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/magnite-files-antitru</span><span class="invisible">st-lawsuit-against-google-following-court-monopoly-ruling/</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/DigitalMarketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMarketing</span></a></p>
PPC Land<p>Magnite files antitrust lawsuit against Google following court monopoly ruling: Independent ad exchange seeks damages after federal judge found tech giant monopolized advertising markets. <a href="https://ppc.land/magnite-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-following-court-monopoly-ruling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/magnite-files-antitru</span><span class="invisible">st-lawsuit-against-google-following-court-monopoly-ruling/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalMarketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMarketing</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>The BlackRock Situation Just Got Worse...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTxjZK17bs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=uwTxjZK17bs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>If you live in Minnesota:<br>Take action by emailing the Minnesota PUC about the BlackRock takeover at consumer.puc@state.mn.us and learn more about the problem of private equity at pestakeholder.org/energy...</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/BlackRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackRock</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/GIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIP</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utilities</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/AIDataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDataCenters</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/ivins-molly/78877/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Molly Ivins</b></a></p><blockquote>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Seems to me it’s a simple concept — the concentration of wealth is a Bad Idea. Since capital tends to concentrate, it is one of the functions of government to oppose this tendency. That’s why we used to have antimonopoly laws and the like.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When you see government encouraging the concentration of wealth, check your wallet.</blockquote><p><b>Molly Ivins</b> (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]<br>Essay (1991-02), “Season of Drear,” <i>The Progressive</i></p> <p>More info about this quote: <a href="https://wist.info/ivins-molly/78877/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/ivins-molly/78877/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=mollyivins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mollyivins</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=antimonopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimonopoly</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capital</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=concentrationofwealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concentrationofwealth</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=economicinjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economicinjustice</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=publicpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=riches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riches</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a></p>
Jon Snow<p>Microsoft agrees to unbundle Teams from Office in landmark EU settlement</p><p><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/109450-microsoft-reaches-deal-eu-split-teams-office-365.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techspot.com/news/109450-micro</span><span class="invisible">soft-reaches-deal-eu-split-teams-office-365.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Teams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ColinKaepernick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColinKaepernick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CharlieKirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlieKirk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> </p><p>Did you know that the NFL gets special governmental treatment in the USA?</p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> </p><p>"Don't sleep on the chance that the Ellisons could, in a year or two, own CBS, CNN, HBO, *and* TikTok. That'd be *literally* unprecedented media concentration in U.S. history — and all that's needed is enough Trump ass-kissing to ensure he doesn't get mad"</p>
David August ❌👑<p>This would be bad in ways to numerous, odious and obvious to list here. It was clear 10 years ago this would be a bad idea (and earlier). <a href="https://stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is-new-again-antitrust/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23film" target="_blank">#film</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tv" target="_blank">#tv</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23movies" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23television" target="_blank">#television</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23entertainment" target="_blank">#entertainment</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23media" target="_blank">#media</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23monopoly" target="_blank">#monopoly</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23wbd" target="_blank">#wbd</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23skydanxe" target="_blank">#skydanxe</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23paramount" target="_blank">#paramount</a><span class=""><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a4wzpl7hpxvvntj6hatvuhlw/post/3lyldpcovmk2z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a4wzpl7hpxvvntj6hatvuhlw/post/3lyldpcovmk2z</a></span><br><br><a href="https://stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is-new-again-antitrust/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s Old Is New Again: Antit...</a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🎥 Oh, the humanity! YouTube's 'mysterious monopoly' has <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTubers</span></a> scratching their heads 🤔, desperately seeking the lost view count that must've fallen off a digital cliff 🧗‍♂️. But fear not, revenue remains steady, because who needs views when you can just peddle conspiracy theories about algorithms, right? 💡<br><a href="https://anderegg.ca/2025/09/08/youtube-is-a-mysterious-monopoly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anderegg.ca/2025/09/08/youtube</span><span class="invisible">-is-a-mysterious-monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalCliff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCliff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RevenueStability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevenueStability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>YouTube Is a Mysterious Monopoly</p><p><a href="https://anderegg.ca/2025/09/08/youtube-is-a-mysterious-monopoly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anderegg.ca/2025/09/08/youtube</span><span class="invisible">-is-a-mysterious-monopoly</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mysterious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mysterious</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineVideo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streaming</span></a></p>
R. P. Scott<p>Google admitted that “the open web is already in rapid decline” </p><p>&gt; Google submitted the filing ahead of another trial that will determine how it will address its <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> in the advertising technology business. The US Department of Justice recommends that Google break up its advertising business, but the company argues in the filing that this isn’t ideal because it would “only accelerate” the decline of the open web,<br> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/773928/google-open-web-rapid-decline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/773928/googl</span><span class="invisible">e-open-web-rapid-decline</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>If you haven't already heard, the antitrust case against Epic from Particle Health is headed to discovery. </p><p>Read more at STAT:</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/08/epic-particle-health-monopoly-antitrust-discovery-ehr/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/09/08/epic-p</span><span class="invisible">article-health-monopoly-antitrust-discovery-ehr/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/epic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EHR</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthIT</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@RnDanger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RnDanger</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GreenRoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GreenRoc</span></a></span> Not only that but we'd also need to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mandate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mandate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repairability</span></a> down to the single components, because it is a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill/115169116547428866" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">concious decision</a> by manufacturers <em>to "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thiel</span></a>"</em> their tech into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittified</span></a> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud</span></a>" / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a></em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a>! </p><ul><li>And yes this is the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> <em>mindset</em> of being pro-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> and anti-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> in the most aggressive and heinous way possible!</li></ul>
Jon Snow<p>EU hits Google with €2.95 billion fine despite Trump threats</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/eu-hits-google-2-95-155659828.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/articles/eu-hit</span><span class="invisible">s-google-2-95-155659828.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a></p>