Government regulation of corporations atrophied significantly between the 1980s and 2010s as antitrust enforcement weakened, and the criteria for monopoly—which had been price to consumers—were never updated for technology platforms that charge zero price but extract value through data and behavioral extraction.
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Victor JvetsikEvidence Quote
“Prior to new technologies arriving, most of the anti-competitive behavior was judged against prices... We never adapted to the new environment whereby it's not necessarily price gouging... prices fall.”
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:31:56 AM
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