NFL faces lawsuits against antitrust over refusal to allow teams to be on bluesky

NFL enjoys a couple of important antitrust exemptions. But the collection of 32 independent companies is not immune from any responsibility for collective actions under the Ukbrane of the Great Shield.

Via Matthew Belloni from PuckNFL is a refusal to allow teams to have official Bluesky accounts encouraged a lawsuit for antitrust From consumers who want to follow different franchises on a non-Twitter platform.

Civil action disputes that refusing to do business with blueskyk, allegedly due to the fact that Bluesky has Still to make it worth NFL To allow teams to operate with Gotstart Challenger on the social media service that many fled due to their owner’s policy.

From appeal, some fans “do not want to follow their teams on the Elon Muscle X platform”, and that consumers “should be free to decide not to operate with a certain exit or brand.”

The NFL will undoubtedly start its defense trying to force a case from the open court and arbitration. And the first question will be whether and to which any prosecutors agreed last year NFL.com conditions and provisions that agree to arbitration and renounce the ability to continue as a class action.

Although it does not cure a potential fundamental violation, potentially makes it difficult for those who agreed for those making to get full and complete justice.