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> Surprising to hear a near-monopoly call for regulation.

Regulation can often mean a higher bar to entry for competitors. Compliance costs time/money and Facebook has plenty.

Is there even an example of regulations decreasing the cost of entry?

There are regulations that establish ground rules, that encode best practices into law, which means contracts and conflict resolution becomes more well defined and much easier for all parties, which decreases cost of entry.

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