If the website's menu is "substantially similar" to CABLP's menu is Mr. Carulli claiming that a reasonable person would believe that the actual Cinnamon Toast Crunch is, in fact, named after a stripper Criss banged in the 90's?
Politicians always screaming Amazon is a monopoly, but the house version is supported by Amazon exactly because this is the type of thing Amazon can afford to do, while a small e-retailer will go nuts in trying to implement it. This is state sales tax part deux.
I guess with everything that goes into lying to regulators about the Sprint takeover, T-Mobile forgot to secure its customers' data. Slipped their mind.
FB & Google charge me no more than they did 5 years ago (which is to say, nothing). But the muttonheads in Congress (both parties) want to breakup "big tech" and ignore the real thieves at Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, etc.
Telecom should pay big tech for its content, just like their cable arms pay Disney for its content. Then the the telecoms would be free to slap consumers with beaucoup fees while misrepresenting their advertised rates. So it's a win-win (not so much for the consumers, but screw those guys).
One could argue that Google & Facebook drive a lot of traffic to news sites. Google should just omit News corp. websites from search results and watch Rupert's website traffic dwindle.
Show of hands if Congress should make real, honest-to-god monopolies, with demonstrable harm to consumers, like Comcast and AT&T, common carriers instead of social media
Since AT&T's "pipes" are worthless without content, just for fun, maybe Google or Amazon blocks AT&T users for a couple of weeks, and let AT&T deal with the fallout from angry customers.
True, content providers (Google, Steam...) create demand for broadband. Arguably, Google could insist adoption of the broadcast model. Comcast pays tv producers $billions for content delivered over NBC & affiliates.
Meanwhile, Josh ignores the real assholes in the room
Google has never charged me a cent, but monopolies like Comcast have demonstrably harmed consumers, yet never a word about putting the smackdown on those assholes.
They'd find all kinds of monopolies that harm consumers and reduce competition.
Instead of getting a case of the vapours over Twitter & FB, be nice if the folks in charge would unwind Comcast's monopolies to end the constant rate hikes, lousy speeds, & crappy support.
Where's the smart money going on which U.S. company gets hammered when Xi retaliates? And how many crazy ass tweets will Trump pump out complaining it's so unfair?
On the post: How Disney Got That 'Theme Park Exemption' In Ron DeSantis' Unconstitutional Social Media Bill
FL is Goofy
Rep. Eskamani missed a layup by not asking if Disney-owned ABC News was exempt.
On the post: Criss Angel Sends Ridiculous Legal Threat After Comedian Creates Parody Menu Of His Restaurant
Criss Angel's money disappears
If the website's menu is "substantially similar" to CABLP's menu is Mr. Carulli claiming that a reasonable person would believe that the actual Cinnamon Toast Crunch is, in fact, named after a stripper Criss banged in the 90's?
Gotta admit, Carulli makes a valid point.
On the post: Congress Tries To Ram The Ill-informed INFORM Bill Into The Must-pass NDAA
INFORM Bill
Politicians always screaming Amazon is a monopoly, but the house version is supported by Amazon exactly because this is the type of thing Amazon can afford to do, while a small e-retailer will go nuts in trying to implement it. This is state sales tax part deux.
On the post: California Regulators Say T-Mobile Lied To Gain Sprint Merger Approval
T-mobile
I guess with everything that goes into lying to regulators about the Sprint takeover, T-Mobile forgot to secure its customers' data. Slipped their mind.
On the post: ISPs Abuse FCC Covid Broadband Discount Program, Showing It's A Band Aid On A Much Bigger Problem
Oddly...
FB & Google charge me no more than they did 5 years ago (which is to say, nothing). But the muttonheads in Congress (both parties) want to breakup "big tech" and ignore the real thieves at Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, etc.
On the post: AT&T Gets Loyal Lawmakers To Push A Broadband Tax For 'Big Tech'
AT&T is looking at this all wrong
Telecom should pay big tech for its content, just like their cable arms pay Disney for its content. Then the the telecoms would be free to slap consumers with beaucoup fees while misrepresenting their advertised rates. So it's a win-win (not so much for the consumers, but screw those guys).
On the post: Australian Official Admits That Of Course Murdoch Came Up With Link Tax, But Insists The Bill Is Not A Favor To News Corp.
Link tax
One could argue that Google & Facebook drive a lot of traffic to news sites. Google should just omit News corp. websites from search results and watch Rupert's website traffic dwindle.
On the post: Will Congress' Big New Push On Antitrust Actually Solve Any Competition Issues?
but let's ignore the real criminals
Without reading all the mumbo jumbo, is there anything in the bills that addresses the real high tech monopolies that demonstrably harm consumers?
I'm looking at you Comcast.
On the post: Conservatives Want Common Carriage. They're Not Going to Like It.
Google's a common carrier, but not Comcast?
Show of hands if Congress should make real, honest-to-god monopolies, with demonstrable harm to consumers, like Comcast and AT&T, common carriers instead of social media
On the post: CNET Amplifies FCC's Carr's Attempt To Force 'Big Tech' To Pay 'Big Telecom' For No Reason
Just when you think AT&T can't get greedier...
Since AT&T's "pipes" are worthless without content, just for fun, maybe Google or Amazon blocks AT&T users for a couple of weeks, and let AT&T deal with the fallout from angry customers.
On the post: FCC's Carr Thinks 'Big Tech' Should Subsidize His Pals In 'Big Telecom'
Re: Telecom should pay...
True, content providers (Google, Steam...) create demand for broadband. Arguably, Google could insist adoption of the broadcast model. Comcast pays tv producers $billions for content delivered over NBC & affiliates.
On the post: Josh Hawley: We Must Break Up Companies Whose Politics I Disagree With For Discriminating Against People Whose Politics I Agree With
Meanwhile, Josh ignores the real assholes in the room
Google has never charged me a cent, but monopolies like Comcast have demonstrably harmed consumers, yet never a word about putting the smackdown on those assholes.
On the post: Cable Giant Charter Fined $19 Million For Lying About Competitors Going Out Of Business
If Congress would just look under the sofa...
They'd find all kinds of monopolies that harm consumers and reduce competition.
Instead of getting a case of the vapours over Twitter & FB, be nice if the folks in charge would unwind Comcast's monopolies to end the constant rate hikes, lousy speeds, & crappy support.
On the post: It's Apparently Bipartisan To Threaten To Punish Companies Via Antitrust Law For Speech You Don't Like
Re: broadband
Funny, no senator seems to have an issue with real monopolies like Comcast.
On the post: AT&T Fights Against New Broadband Definitions, Insists 10 Mbps Upstream Is Good Enough
AT&T is a pantload
Perhaps the U.S. broadband standard should be speeds must be faster than Croatia's.
On the post: Yet Another Story Shows How Facebook Bent Over Backwards To Put In Place Different Rules For Conservatives
Re: Evidence
So funny when the people always screaming "socialism BAD" get their panties in a knot when a private enterprise chooses to enforce its own ToS.
On the post: Lindsey Graham Says We Need To Get Rid Of Section 230 To Sue 'Batshit Crazy' QAnon. That's Not How Any Of This Works.
Miss Lindsey gets the blues
Does Sen. Graham have any thoughts about his party's candidates spreading QAnon nonsense and his mancrush Trump impliciting endorsing QAnon?
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Where's the smart money going?
Where's the smart money going on which U.S. company gets hammered when Xi retaliates? And how many crazy ass tweets will Trump pump out complaining it's so unfair?
On the post: Update: The TikTok Clusterfuck: Trump To Order A Block, Microsoft Wants To Buy, And Competition Is Still There
Mr. Musk, China on line 1
What will Trump do when Xi tells Elon he has to sell Tesla to SAIC Motor?
On the post: Trump Campaign Is So Pathetic It Claims CNN Poll Is Defamatory; Demands Retraction
Re: Another fatso fail
I like presidents that don't believe Lincoln's results are "questionable"
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