Replying to someone else's feed I found this: a short read on how Thomas Edison and his cronies were monopolistic assholes about motion pictures, leading independent film studios to create movie stars and Hollywood.
#movies #history #monopolies
#monopolies
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Same knee surgery, twice the price: new data expose how hospital monopolies inflate US healthcare costs
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/hospital-mergers-monopolies-drive-healthcare-costs-asheville-north-carolina/
A federal disclosure rule is offering new insight on the effect of healthcare monopolies on pricing, following a wave of U.S. mergers.
#wellness #healthcare #monopolies
A reminder that if you rely on Google Maps for people to find your business, it just got less useful.
You can't access reviews or even opening hours now without signing in. Just like Facebook.
#FuckBigTech #monopolies
Canada needs to become a disenshittification nation.
“Canada is in a good position to do this. We've got motive, means and opportunity, but we're not the only ones. Most of the countries in the world are situated to take advantage of this opportunity…Their margin is our opportunity.”
Love this @pluralistic@mamot.fr#Tech #Canada #cdnpoli #Monopolies
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/top-stories-01r3k2ttz/-/a-tYxjYSFtQqeggEIn8Q0lQw%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
Rather than begging Meta to return news, why isn't the Canadian government funding alternatives to break with the power of US big tech? A national Mastodon server would be nice!
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #bigTech #monopolies #Meta
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