[Oshkalaboomboom]

I don’t see how this couldn’t fit under antitrust laws.

[dfwgator]

Anti-Trust Laws, what are those?

[proust]

How is this not another “private company TOS can do whatever it wants” thing?

[JoSixChip]

I don’t see how this couldn’t fit under antitrust laws.

Have you been paying attention to the justice department and the courts over the last 4 years?

[Alberta's Child]

One of the problems with an anti-trust suit is that it’s often hard to demonstrate that anyone is actually harmed by one of these monopolies. Competitors to companies like Amazon and Twitter really don’t have any standing to challenge a monopoly because U.S. anti-trust laws are aimed at protecting the interests of CUSTOMERS, not competitors. Fair competition is simply the mechanism for ensuring that customers can get the best value at the lowest price possible.

I don’t know if the leaders of these tech giants are really as dumb as they seem to be, but in this case they seem to be giving a real, live customer all the standing he needs to pursue an anti-trust claim against them.

[lizma2]

Big tech is trying to set up a monopoly and restrict marketplace competition. Don’t know if that would work these days.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/sherman_antitrust_act

[LouieFisk]

“I don’t see how this couldn’t fit under antitrust laws.”
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Antitrust and, as I’ve noted before, a violation of restraint of trade law.
https://www.findlaw.com/smallbusiness/business-laws-and-regulations/restraint-of-trade.html

But I’ve come to believe that conservative folks are just not bright enough to use these laws to their advantage. It would be a shock to me if Parler were any smarter.
Oh well, you can only lead the horse to the water - so, c’est la vie aand all that.

[InterceptPoint]

I don’t see how this couldn’t fit under antitrust laws.
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You should check with Joe Biden about that.

But seriously, you may have a point. What is happening here is no doubt a violation of the anti-trust laws. But that is a Federal crime and the hance of prosecution is, IMHO, zero.

For me it is an open question as to whether or not anti-trust actions are subject to a civil lawsuit. On that I’m not so sure.

It’s time for FRLawyers to jump in and tell us. You raised a good point and I, for one, would like a definitive answer.