Amazon execs destroyed years of evidence before FTC action, agency says::Amazon allegedly destroyed communications, turned controversial programs on and off, and knowingly raised prices for consumers, according to unsealed documents.

  • LufyCZ@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Everyone is complaining about services raising prices all the time. YouTube introducing anti-adblock tech has caused an uproar.

    Do you know why YouTube is dominant? It’s because it’s subsidized. Running a service like that is more expensive than you could ever imagine and it’s free, thanks to subsidization.

    I’m not saying Google’s a good company, but consider how much value YouTube has brought into the world - it’s not only entertainment, but also education.

    It wouldn’t survive on it’s own.

    Splitting up companies makes no sense. They could (and in 99% of cases still would) work together as one. Regulating them and holding them accountable does, much more. Why not start there, instead of wasting your time here?

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      1 year ago

      That’s one of the issues with these business models, it’s hard to give a consumer something and then take it away later to turn a profit (enshittification).

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      It’s because it’s subsidized.

      Do you know why google is ad monopoly? Because they have all youtube info.

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        1 year ago

        There’s no way that’s true. It’s a piece of it for sure, but they are neither an ad monopoly or a monopoly dependent on YouTube info.