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I Changed My Mind—Facebook Is a Monopoly WSJ opinion
WSJ OPINION PAGE ^ | Oct. 1, 2021 | Mark Weinstein

Posted on 10/03/2021 11:18:08 AM PDT by RicocheT

I’m the founder of MeWe, the ad-free social network with data privacy and no content amplification or newsfeed manipulation. MeWe competes directly with Facebook. On June 27, 2019, I wrote an op-ed in this newspaper headlined “I Compete With Facebook, and It’s No Monopoly.”

I’ve changed my mind. MeWe continues to succeed, albeit on a modest scale. Two years ago the platform had five million users and no revenue. Today it has nearly 20 million users and is breaking even with millions of dollars in revenue. Yet despite MeWe’s growth, Facebook’s troubling actions over the last two years have caused me to change my position, for six reasons.

So I’ve changed my mind. Facebook is a monopoly like the world has never seen. It has more power to influence, manipulate and change thoughts, opinions, votes and purchase decisions on a global scale than any nation or government. It has an army of lobbyists who stymie effective regulation or oversight.

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To: livius

My good guess is MeWe’s platform will improve considerably. I’m way too busy to devote time to figuring out the nuisances of MeWe at present, but many former Freepers took to it like a duck to water.


41 posted on 10/03/2021 4:19:38 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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To: livius

I use MeWe. It’s okay. I use it somewhat differently than f’book. I have a much lower profile. But that’s by choice.


42 posted on 10/03/2021 4:37:20 PM PDT by sitetest (Professional patient. No longer mostly dead. Again. It's getting to be a habit.)
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To: hoe_cake

Thanks! I don’t have the time either. MeWe was easy to set up but for some reason not very inviting. So I think I’ll stick with FB for friends and family.


43 posted on 10/03/2021 5:01:17 PM PDT by livius
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To: RicocheT

bump


44 posted on 10/03/2021 7:47:24 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. --Matthew 24:12)
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To: Buttons12

brave.com

Leave the FFx plantation


45 posted on 10/03/2021 8:49:41 PM PDT by HKMk23 (The right of freedom of religion shall not be derogated even if the life of the nation is at stake.)
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To: TheConservator

+1


46 posted on 10/03/2021 9:50:54 PM PDT by dsm69 (Boycott News Media/Hollywood Advertisers )
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To: RicocheT
"Facebook Is a Monopoly WSJ opinion."

Newsmax is gone from youtube.!!

47 posted on 10/04/2021 4:49:15 AM PDT by unread (Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities - Voltaire)
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To: HKMk23
Leave the FFx plantation

Leave the Microsoft plantation!

Normally I use a Mac; it wasn't convenient at the time. Think I mentioned that upthread somewhere.

48 posted on 10/04/2021 6:28:45 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: RicocheT

Well....she’s dead, Jim.

For the moment anyway.


49 posted on 10/04/2021 9:57:30 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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To: RicocheT

On the bright side, Facebook, Instagram and everything they own is down completely right now and has been for at least two hours.


50 posted on 10/04/2021 11:20:47 AM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: Buttons12

I’m on Ubuntu when I’m not working.

Within the last year I tried out the Brave browser and like it better than FFx and Chrome. Brave is a secure fork off of Chromium that is built you secure your privacy online, and has a compact footprint.

I run it on everything... Win10 work computer, my Ubuntu machine, and my mobile phone.

Maybe give that a try.


51 posted on 10/04/2021 12:09:27 PM PDT by HKMk23 (The right of freedom of religion shall not be derogated even if the life of the nation is at stake.)
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To: RicocheT

using facebook should be prosecuted as a hate-crime.

You have NO excuse for still using it? want to keep up with you kids or grandkids? call them or email them.

If the only interaction you have with your ‘friends’ is on social media, then they are not really your friends at all.


52 posted on 10/07/2021 5:26:22 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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