Regarding the Kimmel affair: Don’t boycott Disney, they’re the victim
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Regarding the Kimmel affair: Don’t boycott Disney, they’re the victim

ByJosh Bernoff

ABC, a Disney property, recently suspended the late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and took his show off the air due to pressure from the Trump administration. Some of my friends are suggesting, knee-jerk fashion, that the right reaction is to boycott Disney. But before you do that, you should understand why Disney and ABC made this…

The attorney generals’ antitrust suit doesn’t address the biggest issues with Facebook
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The attorney generals’ antitrust suit doesn’t address the biggest issues with Facebook

ByJosh Bernoff

The attorneys general of 46 states, plus DC, filed a federal antitrust suit against Facebook yesterday. The same day, the Federal Trade Commission announced a separate suit alleging anti-competitive practices. I think these suits will be hard to prove, and any remedies won’t fix the bigger problems with Facebook’s abuse of data and damage to…