Facebook Doesn't Control the Price, but the Lever Is Supply

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Facebook's decisions around ad load in a feed are anti-competitive because ABCD, EFGH affected the amount that advertisers are willing to pay. The problem in advertising is individual decisions by individual advertisers and trying to regulate what they do on the Facebook side, you're pushing on a string.

Ben and James discuss the FTC’s decision to block the acquisition of Harry’s Razors, the DTC market, and the difference between being a monopoly and being too big.

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