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[–] tfm@europe.pub 74 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The anti trust system has failed completely.

[–] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course. But on the other hand: Who else would?

It's not like Bob from Des Moines is going to find $100 billion behind the sofa cushions to buy it. There aren't that many companies with much higher valuations.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oracle has been the most involved player for TikTok up to this point. Trump has also floated the idea of being government-owned.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They want to privatize the post office but make TikTok government owned... JFC...

[–] IllNess 5 points 1 year ago

Government owned under Musk. Basically Musk wants to control it while we pay for it.

Disgusting.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So they can use it to spread right wing bollocks, cause at the minute it’s (probably) a little bit of everything.

It’s fucked up, and I had to read that twice, but it’s not really surprising.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No no, look what they did with Sun.

Yup, expect paywalls, lock-in, and relentless profit-maximization.

The silver lining is that they seem to care more about your wallet than your data, though they'll hoover up both if given the chance.

[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Like the rest of the system is in any kind of food shape...

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So after buying WaPo, bezos wants in on social media. Got to pump out the propaganda where the kids are

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Already has twitch

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Bezos wants his own X…

[–] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yet another reason not to use that awful app.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

Every billionaire competing to buy the world's biggest megaphones...

[–] Garry@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Isn’t the deadline tomorrow? They should have sold by now if they wanted to

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And I want to buy the moon. So fucking what?

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You really don’t see an issue here?

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The issue is that the owner has said they don’t want to sell. The issue is blatant corruption is ruining everything.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

I’d have been clearer if I were you.