BIAS?! | "The Commission is Working to Ensure"...that Microsoft Loses (VL741)

The Internet is full of conspiracy theories. But when European Commission regulator Ricardo Cardoso told the world what the EC was going to do in Microsoft x Activision *BEFORE* the in-depth investigation had even begun...it's difficult to frame it as simply a theory.

Optics matter...in Virtual Legality.

#Microsoft #Xbox #Activision

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction (Thanks LadyEmily!)
1:25 The Tweet
4:41 Optics Matter
8:45 Mueller's Report
14:56 Spokesproblem
16:30 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

PLAYLIST
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8

TWEETS/TWITTER PROFILES
https://twitter.com/RCardosoEU/status/1590043081495412736
https://twitter.com/RCardosoEU/status/1591513230358224896
https://twitter.com/RCardosoEU
https://web.archive.org/web/20190423173136/https://twitter.com/RCardosoEU
https://twitter.com/FOSSpatents

ARTICLES/BLOGS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/11/12/eu-regulator-under-fire-for-promising-call-of-duty-will-remain-on-his-playstation/?sh=559f82d42462
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/11/03/judges-hugs-after-parkland-school-shooters-sentencing-become-controversial/
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/89481/european-commission-responds-to-perceived-bias-in-microsoft-activision-merger/index.html
http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/11/sonygate-dg-comp-faces-worst-case.html
http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/11/eu-commission-staffer-who-tweeted-about.html

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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DESIGN WORK
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