The antitrust investigation is not based on the censorship of extremist/unacceptable ideology on it's platforms.
Did you actually look at the video?
They are investigating preferences given to guide users to their own services instead of offering equal opportunity to competing services.
You are conflating two completely different arguments. And the DOJ will fall back when it's exposed that the algorithms that guide users is based on their own habits.
The continued push against tech will be heavily influenced by the right wings perceived slights against their relevancy on social media.
When speaking of Facebook.. censorship isn't an issue. Privacy is the main problem they have bringing heat. Nothing relevant to the discussion in this thread
The "wording" doesn't matter because antitrust laws don't cover political bias or extremist censorship .. they are business practices that are anti competitive. I don't think you really understand the concept behind such laws and are just relying on the general narrative being pushed by right wing voices.The wording is actually general enough to cover biased or politically motivated treatment of consumers.
And it started yesterday.
Justice Department Reviewing the Practices of Market-Leading Online Platforms
The "wording" doesn't matter because antitrust laws don't cover political bias or extremist censorship .. they are business practices that are anti competitive. I don't think you really understand the concept behind such laws and are just relying on the general narrative being pushed by right wing voices.
What's the precedent for this?Nope it says "harm to customers" which covers censorship.
What's the precedent for this?
e-grow please. It is their stated aim. It is a clear interpretation of information on the .gov site I linked.
It is all over the press.
Just as I said it would turn out.
BET, MTV and YouTube are for-profit media businesses run by private ownership, not the government.
Why is there an expectation for "free speech" on YouTube that previous generations didn't expect from
television networks, radio stations, newspapers, magazines?
Look up the word "precedent" and apply that meaning to my reply about antitrust cases, censorship and consumer harm.