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It's called a monopsony[1], regardless, antitrust regulation is famously dead under the current US administration.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopsony

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Regulation is dead under this current US administration (unless you pay a bribe). It's so weird this is where we are right now and most of the tech leadership has to play along even though it's technically illegal?
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> most of the tech leadership has to play along

Many of them orchestrated the situation.

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very cool word, but I think the etymology stated in Wikipedia is wrong.

the second part of the word just means purchase (in a weird ancient Greek tense). there's no relation to fish whatsoever.

(I'm Greek)

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Antitrust has been dead for decades. It spans administrations and parties.
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Under Biden they at least tried
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