> What problem does revoking section 230 solve that antitrust law doesn't?
From the point of view of AG Barr, whose objective is to weaponize the DOJ for the purpose of expanding Russian oligarch interests in the US, revoking section 230 is effective because it is laser-focused on tech companies. On the other hand, antitrust law affects all monopolists in all industries equally - and most of those monopolists are Barr's allies. He doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him.
From the point of view of AG Barr, whose objective is to weaponize the DOJ for the purpose of expanding Russian oligarch interests in the US, revoking section 230 is effective because it is laser-focused on tech companies. On the other hand, antitrust law affects all monopolists in all industries equally - and most of those monopolists are Barr's allies. He doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him.