Who Wants To Join A Facebook Credits Antitrust Suit?

Two law firms want to file a class-action suit against Facebook for requiring the use of Credits.

Two law firms, Newman Du Wors and Strange & Carpenter, want to launch a class-action lawsuit against the leading social network for requiring game makers to use Facebook Credits, possibly in violation of U.S. antitrust law.

The lawyers argue that everyone but Facebook loses from the arrangement: it freezes out other virtual currency makers, gouges game makers and cheats players who get passed on the high fees without being able to choose other options.

The two firms have authored a whitepaper on the subject and put

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