#marketconcentration — Public Fediverse posts

Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/age-verification-windfall-big-tech-and-death-sentence-smaller-platforms

In its post, Dreamwidth shared that it too would have to resort to blocking the IP addresses of all users in Mississippi because it could not afford the hefty fines.

#AgeVerification #Inequality #MarketConcentration

Must-read paper: How economies of scale & scope in #LLMs may drive #MarketConcentration, leading to unprecedented (and risky) #PowerAccumulation.
#futureOfWork https://www.nber.org/papers/w33139

@rbreich
In Australia, the food industry also exhibits significant levels of concentration, though perhaps not as extreme as in the U.S.

Here's a general overview:

1. Supermarket Sector:
The Australian grocery market is highly concentrated, with two major players, #Woolworths and #Coles, dominating about 65-70% of the market. Aldi and IGA (Independent Grocers of Australia) hold smaller shares, but the landscape is still largely controlled by the #duopoly of Woolworths and Coles. This concentration can limit competition and contribute to higher prices for consumers.

2. Meat Processing:
The Australian meat processing industry is also fairly concentrated, with a few large companies like JBS Australia, Teys Australia, and Australian Country Choice controlling a significant share of #beef processing. This concentration can lead to less competition and potentially higher prices for meat products.

3. #Agricultural Inputs (Seeds, Fertilisers):
The agricultural inputs sector in Australia, like seeds and fertilisers, is controlled by a few major players. Companies such as Bayer (which acquired #Monsanto) have a significant share of the seed market, while companies like Incitec Pivot and Nutrien dominate fertiliser production. This concentration can lead to reduced competition and potentially higher costs for #farmers, which may be passed on to consumers.

4 #Dairy Industry:
The dairy processing industry in Australia is also dominated by a few large companies like #Fonterra, #Saputo, and Bega Cheese. This concentration can impact #milk prices both for producers and consumers.

In summary, Australia has similar issues with market concentration in the food industry, though the levels vary by sector. This concentration can lead to reduced competition, which often results in higher prices for consumers. The dominance of a few major players across various sectors makes it challenging to achieve more competitive pricing, ultimately affecting the cost of food in Australia.

#FoodIndustry #MarketConcentration #Australia #GroceryPrices #FoodSecurity #CostOfLiving #SupermarketDuopoly #Agriculture #FoodPrices #EconomicImpact #DairyIndustry #BeefProcessing #FertiliserPrices #ConsumerRights #WelcomeToCapitalism #Auspol

Spanish presidency prepares to close most of EU media law in next negotiation round https://www.euractiv.com/section/media/news/spanish-presidency-prepares-to-close-most-of-eu-media-law-in-next-negotiation-round/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EuropeanMediaFreedomAct #marketconcentration #mediaindependence

For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/04/dont-let-your-meat-loaf/#

In particular, they insist that greedflation can't be real, because it would require the kind of conspiracy that Smith warned of, and that their sickly antitrust enforcement is sufficient to prevent.

#Meat #MarketConcentration

From 1990 to 2021, U.S. wine sales have grown by 60%. While E & J Gallo has always been #1, its market share has fluctuated - as has the overall market concentration measured by the HHI. Both Gallo's share & overall market concentration peaked in 2021 (Gallo = 33.8%, HHI=0.144) #winemarket #wine #marketconcentration

From 1990 to 2021, U.S. wine sales have grown by 60%. While E & J Gallo has always been #1, its market share has fluctuated - as has the overall market concentration measured by the HHI. After a trough ten years ago, both Gallo's share & overall market concentration have surged and peaked in 2021 (Gallo = 33.8%, HHI=0.144) #winemarket #marketconcentration #monopoly #oligopoly