Why Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Face Hurdles
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/technology/facebook-antitrust-suits-hurdles.html?action=click&module=Top+Stories&pgtyp
The U.S. and states cases against the social network are far from a slam dunk because the standards of proof are formidable. SAN FRANCISCO — When the Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states sued Facebook on Wednesday for illegally killing competition and demanded that the company be split apart, lawmakers and public interest groups applauded. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, said, “Facebook’s reign of unaccountable, abusive practices against consumers, (...)
