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Meta antitrust trial kicks off in federal court

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431 points c420 | 1 comments | 14 Apr 25 13:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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luminadiffusion ◴[14 Apr 25 19:09 UTC] No.43684955[source]▶
Zuck waved the white flag, settled the frivolous Trump libel lawsuit, and made several trips to kiss Trump's ring - now he is getting skewered anyhow. Deliciously ironic.

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”

― Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment.

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hnlmorg ◴[14 Apr 25 19:19 UTC] No.43685106[source]▶
I wouldn’t write off a leniency due to their aforementioned arse kissing. A trial doesn’t mean a they’ll be found guilty, let alone given any tangible consequences.
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ocdtrekkie ◴[14 Apr 25 19:32 UTC] No.43685278[source]▶
The DOJ has continued to indicate it intends to require Google spin off Chrome and obviously the tariff game has done no favors to Apple.

Giving Trump money appears to be a game for suckers.

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KerrAvon ◴[14 Apr 25 19:46 UTC] No.43685470[source]▶
Yeah, for reasons I still don’t understand — probably because it’s driven by Peter Thiel’s Deep Incel Thoughts — JD Vance and co. were big fans of Lina Khan’s FTC antitrust moves during the Biden administration.
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1. userbinator ◴[14 Apr 25 20:38 UTC] No.43686052[source]▶
The growing hatred for Big Tech is largely bipartisan.