Questions

Just curious to what the hive mind thinks

Government prosecutors are seeking a dramatic breakup of the company that owns Facebook, asking for a judge to force Meta to spin off mobile apps Instagram and WhatsApp. Instagram's $32 billion US ad revenue in 2024 represented 48.4% of Meta's total revenue that year, according to Emarketer.

Google & Amazon are watching VERY CLOSELY as their anti-trust trials are also pending. It's not just search results and online shopping.

Between them Amazon & Google history at least 60% of the worlds data via cloud computing! They know what you will do before YOU do!

Trump has been getting advised that he should let the EU prosecute these antitrust cases that way they can take the blame and he can adopt the savior role.

Some advisors have also told him to extract concessions favorable to right-wing media in exchange for dropping the case.

He has also received advice that he should look to destroy monopolistic social media companies to create space for his Truth Social app.

What do you think?

It is quite crazy China has developing nation status when it clearly isn't. The United Nations recognizes it as a developing nation which shows how fucked in the head that August body is.

It think it is kinda important to do so ASAP before it does become a developing nation again. With the US tariffs a lot of businesses look as though will close. From stats I saw last night, orders have dried up, orders are being canceled, container loads being cancelled etc.

I'm somewhat biased as an Australian because I have yet to forgive them for the 80% covid-19 tariffs and for sending a war fleet to the Tasman Sea last month.

So it seems the Trump Administration is about to accomplish one of their goals... just not the way they intended. I think prices will fall in the next few months. As the recession builds and demand decreases prices on most goods should fall. Fuel prices are already falling due to lower demand. Tough to buy things when you are laid off. Way to go Donald! You did not lower prices on day one but it only took a few months...