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minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down27·3 days agoNot like the FTC did much to begin with
minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-23 days agoThey were in the middle of anti trust lawsuits where they were going to force google to sell off chrome. Lina Khan had like 5 antitrust suits open against the biggest corporations in the US. She was appointed by Biden and fired by Trump This article is about a law they just made to make it as easy to cancel services as it is to sign up. So yeah they’ve been doing a lot recently
minus-squaresplinter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·3 days agoThe fact that you were unaware of what they do has no bearing on the massive amount of work they actually accomplish.
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·3 days agoThey make plenty of anti-consumer decisions
minus-squaresplinter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoOut of curiosity, what do think were the three main things the FTC worked on last year?
minus-squaresplinter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 hour agoYup. It’s often easier to ignore a question than consider the possibility that we’re mistaken.
Not like the FTC did much to begin with
They were in the middle of anti trust lawsuits where they were going to force google to sell off chrome.
Lina Khan had like 5 antitrust suits open against the biggest corporations in the US.
She was appointed by Biden and fired by Trump
This article is about a law they just made to make it as easy to cancel services as it is to sign up.
So yeah they’ve been doing a lot recently
The fact that you were unaware of what they do has no bearing on the massive amount of work they actually accomplish.
They make plenty of anti-consumer decisions
Out of curiosity, what do think were the three main things the FTC worked on last year?
And crickets…
Yup. It’s often easier to ignore a question than consider the possibility that we’re mistaken.