<div dir="auto"><div>+1 Ali, preventive policies and regulations would act as deterrents against practices of biggism.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 10 Dec 2020, 10:25 am , <<a href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send kictanet mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal monopoly<br>
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:58:50 +0300<br>
From: Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal<br>
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Alice<br>
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Thanks for sharing. This lawsuit recommends the break up of Facebook.<br>
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My humble opinion below.<br>
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These are extreme measures by lazy Policy Makers and Regulators who have a<br>
political ax to grind.<br>
<br>
History has shown that breaking up companies is not a solution. The breakup<br>
of Standard Oil in 1911 should have taught everyone a lesson. The solution<br>
is Policy and Regulatory interventions that stop companies from behaving<br>
like it's the Wild Wild West. Here are a few thoughts:-<br>
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(1) Stop acquisitions that create unholy moats around companies.<br>
(2) Heavy fines for misbehaving in the marketplace. Like the Kill Zones<br>
<<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-07/big-tech-sets-up-a-kill-zone-for-industry-upstarts" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-07/big-tech-sets-up-a-kill-zone-for-industry-upstarts</a>><br>
for startups that Big Tech has created. Heavy fines that would impact their<br>
balance sheets. ile iwe funzo, not a few billion dollars that amount to a<br>
rounding error in their balance sheets.<br>
(3) Ban executives who misbehave from ever working in the industry again.<br>
(4) Initiatives to limit State Capture by these corporations.<br>
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My two cowrie shells.<br>
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On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 12:49 AM Alice Munyua via kictanet <<br>
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> Very interesting case<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf</a><br>
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:22:57 +0300<br>
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Ali:<br>
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I BEG TO ABSOLUTELY DIFFER WITH YOU NDUGU! I am TEAM BREAK UP ALL<br>
MONOPOLIES for IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY TO CITIZENS!<br>
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100% in favor of breaking up MONOPOLIES! Do you know how many UNWANTED<br>
messages I get from US Politicians DAILY, thanks to Facebook? Like 50 a day!<br>
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As we keep breaking UP the BELLS in the US! And any time they attempt to<br>
REGROUP Cingular, AT&T, VERIZON, T-MOBILE we break them up AGAIN!<br>
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Am CONVINCED BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBLE, Safaricom MUST BE BROKEN UP! It?s<br>
the hugest monopoly in AFRICAN TELELECOM MARKET! That?s my retirement<br>
project! I just turned 60, Dec 5!<br>
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Good job Alice Munyua! Am VOTING WITH FTC!<br>
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Maria Ngunyi<br>
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On Thursday, December 10, 2020, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<br>
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> Alice<br>
><br>
> Thanks for sharing. This lawsuit recommends the break up of Facebook.<br>
><br>
> My humble opinion below.<br>
><br>
> These are extreme measures by lazy Policy Makers and Regulators who have a<br>
> political ax to grind.<br>
><br>
> History has shown that breaking up companies is not a solution. The<br>
> breakup of Standard Oil in 1911 should have taught everyone a lesson. The<br>
> solution is Policy and Regulatory interventions that stop companies from<br>
> behaving like it's the Wild Wild West. Here are a few thoughts:-<br>
><br>
> (1) Stop acquisitions that create unholy moats around companies.<br>
> (2) Heavy fines for misbehaving in the marketplace. Like the Kill Zones<br>
> <<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-07/big-tech-sets-up-a-kill-zone-for-industry-upstarts" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-07/big-tech-sets-up-a-kill-zone-for-industry-upstarts</a>><br>
> for startups that Big Tech has created. Heavy fines that would impact their<br>
> balance sheets. ile iwe funzo, not a few billion dollars that amount to a<br>
> rounding error in their balance sheets.<br>
> (3) Ban executives who misbehave from ever working in the industry again.<br>
> (4) Initiatives to limit State Capture by these corporations.<br>
><br>
> My two cowrie shells.<br>
><br>
> *Ali Hussein*<br>
><br>
> Digital Transformation<br>
><br>
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> Tel: +254 713 601113<br>
><br>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim<br>
><br>
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> On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 12:49 AM Alice Munyua via kictanet <<br>
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>> Very interesting case<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf</a><br>
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