Kort inden weekenden afslørede Netflix at de har intention om at købe Warner Bros. i en historisk aftale på hele $82.5 milliarder. Det er dog lidt et åbent spørgsmål om hvorvidt aftalen overhovedet godkendes af frygt for monopoldannelse og unfair konkurrencefordele, men her kigger forbrugere ikke umiddelbart mod USA, der særligt nu har ret løse grænser for større virksomheder.
Men den demokratiske senator Elizabeth Warren er i første omgang ikke synderligt vild med ideen. I en udtalelse til Reuters kalder nu aftalen "anti-monopoly nightmare":
"This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare. A Netflix-Warner Bros. would create one massive media giant with control of close to half of the streaming market — threatening to force Americans into higher subscription prices and fewer choices over what and how they watch, while putting American workers at risk."
Pramila Jayapal, der sidder som en del af Repræsentanternes Hus' Monopoly Buster Caucus siger det samme:
"It would mean more price hikes, ads, & cookie cutter content, less creative control for artists, and lower pay for workers. The media industry is already controlled by a few corporations with too much power to censor free speech. The gov't must step in."