On the heels of Didi going public, China’s Cyberspace Administration came down hard and suspended the registration of new users from the company. What’s going on? As Springfield’s lyrics go, “There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.” I begin the series of posts looking at the regulation of Tech in China.
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Every one is worried that monopolies are getting large. FTC is worried too.
This is not a post on Facebook and Instagram, or another commonly directed invective at the Amazon, YouTube and other platforms that are pervading our lives. After a long lull, FTC has decided that they need to step in and prevent the most pernicious monopoly that has cut many people: Razor Blades. Also, not in the way you think.
I write about things FTC got right, and what they got wrong, in their unanimous decision to sue to block the Edgewell-Harry’s merger.