monopolies
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Ticketmaster Will Now Have to Explain Itself to Lawmakers Following Taylor Swift Ticket Disaster
The fallout continues from last week’s Ticketmaster fiasco as Taylor Swift fans scrambled to buy tickets to the popstar’s upcoming The Eras Tour. The surge promptly crashed Ticketmaster’s website. In the aftermath, an echoing battlecry from fans, musicians, and politicians emerged against Ticketmaster for their alleged mishandling of the tour’s presale. Today, Democratic Minnesota Senator…
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Facebook Might Be Slammed With An Antitrust Suit As Soon As Next Week
A coalition of 40 different U.S. states — spearheaded by New York Attorney General Letitia James — have plans to file an antitrust suit against Facebook in the coming week, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Is It Too Late To Stop Amazon?
The brain-splitting moment happened about a week ago. A video (watermarked with the logo of a camera from Ring, an Amazon company) showing a man delivering an Amazon package, finding a box of snacks on a porch, then dancing went viral. My mind failed to find joy in the moment.
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What Happens In A World Ruled By Broadband Monopolies
An entire town in northern Canada just lost its internet. Not for a few minutes. Not even for a few hours. The area’s one and only internet service provider went out of business, and now the town of Stewart, British Columbia will be without internet for months.