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How is the amalgamation of Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook.com, Facebook Messenger, Oculus, etc. a "monolithic single platform"?

I don't quite understand how you've come to your "who cares about that?"/"How would that benefit users?" stance. If you're genuinely curious about how preventing monopolies can benefit consumers/users, and not just being rhetorical, I suggest:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3247362




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