Saturday, April 30, 2022

FCC commissioner shoots down demand that government step in, block Elon Musk from buying Twitter: 'Absurd' - TheBlaze

FCC commissioner shoots down demand that government step in, block Elon Musk from buying Twitter: 'Absurd' - TheBlaze

"The Open Markets Institute believes the deal poses a number of immediate and direct threats to American democracy and free speech," the organization declared in a statement. Barry Lynn, director of the OMI, claimed that Musk's acquisition violates several laws, most of which are more than 100 years old. But Lynn's chief complaint is that Musk's purchase of Twitter while he owns Starlink, a satellite-powered broadband internet service, violates antitrust laws.

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