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Big Tech and a Decade of Antitrust with Cory Doctorow

Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

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Weakening of American Antitrust Laws and Impact on Tech Industry

This chapter discusses the impact of antitrust laws on the tech industry, focusing on the weakening of American antitrust laws through the 70s and the 80s. The speaker mentions recent claims made towards Facebook and Google and believes that even if these cases are lost, they will still have an impact. The US is seeking structural remedies rather than monetary damages, such as interoperability and mergers approval.

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