The DOJ accused RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions of renters.
  • The Department of Justice accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions of renters.
  • RealPage “allows landlords to manipulate, distort, and subvert market forces,” the Justice Department said in the federal civil antitrust lawsuit.
  • Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “Everybody knows the rent is too damn high, and we allege this is one of the reasons why.”
  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    They shuffle the responsibility of being an asshole onto the software?

    That’s quite literally it. It’s much easier to raise rents when the magic computer tells you to do it. Then no human in your organization actually has to take responsibility for the decision.