#monopolism

"Why would the CEO of Tesla want to end a program that makes it cheaper for people to buy #EVs?

"Well, according to Musk, it would devastate #Tesla's rivals. And Tesla wants to keep its strong lead in the US EV market, which recently slipped under 50% for the first time."

Why #Musk supports #Trump getting rid of #EVTaxCredits

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-musk-supports-trump-getting-rid-of-ev-tax-credits/ar-AA1u6tqe?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=5324e663366e4855b328294958118749&ei=25
#USpol #USpolitics #MAGA #SiliconValleyRight #TechBros #CronyCapitalism #monopolism #affairisme #tizamis

I forget the exact prompt, but it was something like how #capitalism fails.

#monopoly #monopolism

In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/4o8x7zihn0Y/in-serving-big-company-interes.html #boingboing #adversarial_interoperability #antitrust #competition #eff #monopolism #trustbusting

Frontier, a terrible company, is going bankrupt http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/9OvLffK5uKw/schadentelco.html #boingboing #Business #cable_company_fuckery #debt #good_riddance #late_stage_capitalism #mismanagement #monopolism #sic_semper_monopolist #telcoms #web_theory

Rating the 30 most evil tech companies http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fJeF4fKgF0Y/sell-sugar-water.html #boingboing #apple #big_tech #Business #dont_be_evil #late_stage_capitalism #monopolism #tech #techlash

Podcast: Inaction is a form of action http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/GgmEFhxQwbM/podcast-inaction-is-a-form-of.html #boingboing #big_tech #competition #content_moderation_at_scale_is_a_disaster #free_speech #monopolism #podcasts #trustbusting

Charter/Spectrum sold customers expensive home security systems, then killed the program and left them high and dry http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/OY4algvT-HQ/bricked-and-dimed.html #boingboing ##taxscam #adversarial_interoperability #ajit_fucking_pai #Business #cable_company_fuckery #charter #fcc #late_stage_capitalism #monopolism #spectrum #we_dont_have_to_care_were_the_NSA

Permitting the growth of monopolies is a form of government censorship http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/tdIjO_OJtm4/monopoly-is-speech-policy.html #boingboing #1a #big_tech #competition #content_moderation_at_scale_is_a_disaster #free_speech #monopolism #trustbusting

VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fucAnyqwzC0/go-propublica-go.html #boingboing #free_file #fuck_you_grover_nordquist #hr_block #intuit #irs #Journalism #monopolism #propublica #turbotax

2019: EFF enters the competition fray http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8Nrgoa79tSo/new-gilded-age-3.html #boingboing #adversarial_interoperability #antitrust #competition #eff #monopolism #trustbusting

Distinguishing between "platforms" and "aggregators" in competition law http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/L_r23Pr7EqI/platforms-v-aggregators.html #boingboing #antitrust #ben_thompson #competition #monopolism #regulation #stratechery #web_theory

DoJ to scrap the Paramount antitrust rule that prohibits movie studios from buying or strong-arming movie theaters http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/h5qdghf0zUc/changing-market-conditions.html #boingboing #AMC #antitrust #block_booking #consent_decrees #disney_plus #doj #monopolism #movies #the_curse_of_bigness

Beyond antitrust: the anti-monopoly movement and what it stands for http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/U6W8urb54OU/consumer-welfare-my-butt.html #boingboing #anti_monopolism #antitrust #manifestors #monopolism #peak_indifference #pluralism #trustbusting #utah_statement

Bipartisan legislation would force Big Tech to allow interoperability with small competitors http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/BtjFQPh3cg4/data-fiduciaries.html #boingboing #access_act #adversarial_interoperability #big_tech #competition #happy_mutants #interoperability #mandated_interoperability #monopolism

Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/vCZWHWYNJa8/who-killed-the-world-2.html #boingboing #american_enterprise_institute #americans_for_tax_reform #big_tech #Business #climate_criminals #climate_crisis #Competitive_Enterprise_Institute #corruption #crime #google #greenwashing #heartland_institute #heritage_action #heritage_foundation #koch_network #mercatus_institute #monopolism #state_policy_network #tax_evasion

Glenlivet's marketing stunt: whiskey in lozenge form http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/C8bRQ8xzXiY/soylent-brown.html #boingboing #alcoholic_tide_pods #booze #late_stage_capitalism #monopolism

Consumer Reports documents the deceptive cable industry practices used to hike real prices 24% over advertised ones http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/_7QQWDeDOGQ/dark-pattern-billing.html #boingboing #ajit_fucking_pai #cable_company_fuckery #comcast #consumers_union #fcc #monopolism #Ripoffs #true_fees_act

One more take on WeWork. I liked the concept of “counterfeit capitalism”. https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/wework-and-counterfeit-capitalism #capitalism #monopolism

Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/PQwPU0zTHV4/gresham-v-godwin.html #boingboing #adam_neumann #bezzles #competition #counterfeit_capitalism #greshams_law #late_stage_capitalism #monopolism #WeWork