Submitted: November 29, 2010 - 9:20am
Last updated: December 2, 2010 - 11:47pm
Last updated: December 2, 2010 - 11:47pm
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Wall Street Journal
Author:
L Gordon Crovitz
[Commentary] This will surprise consumers overwhelmed by choice on the Internet, but there's a growing claim that "monopolies" -- dominant firms such as Google and Facebook -- rule the Web. But as close students of economic history know, the greater threat to freedom on the Web would be for the government to decide which companies are good and which need to be broken up or punished. So long as government keeps out the way, the Internet can stay free.
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