# Monopoly

Apple faces a major antitrust lawsuit accusing it of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market, while Valve is being sued for $900 million over alleged anti-competitive practices on its Steam platform.

### About Monopoly
Monopoly refers to exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or the board game of the same name.  

### Top Monopoly News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"India's Supreme Court to WhatsApp: 'You cannot play with the right to privacy' TechCrunch India's top court is investigating WhatsApps data-sharing model monopoly power and user consent"  
[News Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/indias-supreme-court-to-whatsapp-you-cannot-play-with-the-right-to-privacy/) [@TechCrunch](/creator/x/TechCrunch) 2026-02-03T12:41Z 9.7M followers, 12.9K engagements


"VBLGoldFix (@vbl) on Yahoo Finance Community Project Vault: The $12 Billion Fund to End Chinas Critical Mineral Monopoly GFN WASHINGTON: Read More. (https://vblgoldfix.substack.com/p/project-vault-th"  
[News Link](https://finance.yahoo.com/community/post/c23990a7-94e8-4a18-bc4e-804cc94f3b57/) [@YahooFinance](/creator/x/YahooFinance) 2026-02-03T12:30Z 2M followers, [----] engagements


"US contractor sent Gaza plan to White House that would secure 300% profits Gaza The Guardian Gothams LLCs draft proposal obtained by the Guardian suggests seven-year trucking and logistics monopoly"  
[News Link](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/contractor-gaza-profits-white-house-gothams) [@guardian](/creator/x/guardian) 2026-02-02T16:08Z 10.3M followers, 153.3K engagements


"Steam Owner Valve Faces $900 Million Lawsuit Over PC Monopoly Claims Following UK Tribunal Ruling - IGN A UK tribunal has given the go-ahead to a [---] million ($901 million) collective action lawsuit targeting Valve over alleged anti-competitive practices on PC storefront Steam"  
[News Link](https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-owner-valve-faces-900-million-lawsuit-over-pc-monopoly-claims-following-uk-tribunal-ruling) [@IGN](/creator/x/IGN) 2026-01-27T21:46Z 10M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Monopoly Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"When you see it Nothing to see here. Just a corporate Monopoly quietly turning your entire media woke https://t.co/wA9lVpE4TI Nothing to see here. Just a corporate Monopoly quietly turning your entire media woke https://t.co/wA9lVpE4TI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/2018815888506728792) [@JackPosobiec](/creator/x/JackPosobiec) 2026-02-03T22:36Z 3.3M followers, 43.7K engagements


"Netflix co-CEO says WBD Bros deal isn't a monopoly. Why YouTube. 😎"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofinance/video/7602759426784726286) [@yahoofinance](/creator/tiktok/yahoofinance) 2026-02-03T21:50Z 716.9K followers, 45.3K engagements


".@SenTedCruz is right: monopolistic power is the antithesis of a functioning free market. The proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. deal would be another digital monopoly bastardizing the streaming market. Havent we learned our lessons from Big Tech Stop the deal @FTC @JusticeATR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/josh_hammer/status/2018797054877970841) [@josh_hammer](/creator/x/josh_hammer) 2026-02-03T21:21Z 167.9K followers, [----] engagements


".@SenEricSchmitt: "You have engaged in creating not only a monopoly on content but the wokest content in the history of the world." Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Netflix consumer: "They talk about Netflix in the exact same terms as they talk about the country.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/cspan/status/2018793266125132060) [@cspan](/creator/x/cspan) 2026-02-03T21:06Z 2M followers, 150.2K engagements

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