Episode description
Sam Tomlinson joins us to discuss the issues revolving around the antitrust cases of Big Tech (Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon). We cover the history of antitrust and how the archaic laws from 1872 cannot apply to the complex technological realm we are in. Sam had great input into the perspective of US and EU comparisons. Dive into this very topical discussion.
[00:07:59] History of Antitrust Laws in America
[00:11:00] The Differences In Big Tech As Opposed To Other Industries
[00:17:52] The Competing Factors
[00:18:44] What Are We Trying To Solve? Big Tech Being Mean To Big Tech?
[00:22:36] The Network Effect And The Utility Concept