Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson · Friday, August 28, 2026
Ben Thompson suggests that Meta's settlement could be a strategic move to set future regulatory standards. He refers to this as 'regulatory capture,' where a company influences the regulations that govern it, potentially to the detriment of competitors or the broader market.
“business analyst Ben, which is like regulatory capture and, uh, Meta burying all the bodies at once and walking in how much they're going to have to pay. And basically trying to set the rules of the road going forward.”