Perhaps the big difference between building these DOJ antitrust cases and the ones against IBM and later Microsoft is that today more members of the public can see how a company like Facebook can be harmful in conducting its "business".
There are many more people using computers and computer networks today and these companies play a more visible and arguably more significant role in more people's lives. It is plausible that more people are likely to care, even those with no stake in the industry or the litigation.
There are many more people using computers and computer networks today and these companies play a more visible and arguably more significant role in more people's lives. It is plausible that more people are likely to care, even those with no stake in the industry or the litigation.