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Comment: Facebook antitrust suits focus on privacy harm, not price

By Amy Miller and Dave Perera
  • 09 Dec 2020 21:07
  • 09 Dec 2020 21:07
Harm to consumers' online privacy is direct evidence that Facebook illegally monopolizes social media, the US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of nearly every state attorney general alleged in a pair of lawsuits filed today. 

The Facebook lawsuits make clear that the erosion of privacy as a competitive harm

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Amy Miller

Senior Correspondent


Amy is responsible for the coverage of an array of regulatory and litigation issues pertaining to the Internet, including privacy, data security and antitrust. Formerly a legal reporter for the ALM media group, Miller has closely followed legal trends in Silicon Valley and covered corporate legal departments for online and print publications including The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and The Recorder. Miller is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is an award-winning journalist with expertise ranging from education and legal reporting to computer-assisted reporting.

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