🗓️ Timeline of Events
🔥 Key Evidence
🎵 CEO Monopolization Confession
May 1, 2025 Roku Q1 Earnings Call
"We use our platform power to drive subscriptions... drive advertising... drive Frndly"
— Anthony Wood, CEORecorded admission of using monopoly power to advantage own services while announcing $185M acquisition strategy.
🎵 Listen to Audio💰 General Counsel Flight
$9.75 Million Equity Forfeit
Louise Pentland, experienced GC from Disney/PayPal/Nokia, departed with only 15 days notice despite forfeiting massive unvested equity.
⚖️ Federal Court Cases
Two Active Federal Cases
- Dean v. Roku: 8:24-cv-02383 (M.D. Fla.)
- Dean v. Meta: 8:24-cv-02242 (M.D. Fla.)
Systematic platform monopolization through API restrictions and exclusive dealing arrangements.
📑 View Court Documents🏛️ DOJ Criminal Referral
Sherman Act Section 2 Violations
Formal request for criminal antitrust prosecution based on willful monopolization with executive admissions.
🔧 Technical Evidence
API Restriction Documentation
Contradictory technical requirements creating impossible compliance scenarios that foreclose 100% of third-party competition.
"Control by mobile apps setting must be Enabled" while "ECP commands may not be sent from 3rd-party platforms"
— Roku Developer Email, February 2025📈 Market Impact
$185 Million Acquisition Strategy
Roku's Frndly TV acquisition demonstrates "buy rather than compete" strategy while restricting competitor APIs.
📋 Federal Cases
🎯 Joseph Dean v. Roku Inc.
Case No. 8:24-cv-02383 (M.D. Fla.)
Claims: Sherman Act §2 (Monopolization), Clayton Act §3 (Exclusive Dealing)
Status: Motion to Dismiss pending before Judge William Jung
- Systematic API restrictions for third-party developers
- Contradictory technical requirements creating impossible compliance
- Platform leveraging to advantage Roku's own services
- $185M acquisition strategy to foreclose competition
📱 Joseph Dean v. Meta Platforms
Case No. 8:24-cv-02242 (M.D. Fla.)
Claims: Sherman Act §2 (Monopolization), Clayton Act §3 (Exclusive Dealing)
Status: Active litigation
- Systematic disabling of API access after reviewing competitor functionality
- Deletion of all competitor content without notice
- Deceptive error messages to prevent content publishing
- Pattern consistent with FTC v. Meta findings
📺 Media & Documentation
🎥 Video Evidence
📄 Legal Documents
📰 Press Coverage
📊 Market Analysis
📞 Contact Information
Joseph Dean
Pro Se Plaintiff
Email: joe@joedean.net
Phone: 310-593-4485
Location: Tampa, Florida