Streaming giant Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) $82.7 billion merger with mass media conglomerate Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is drawing sharp criticism from antitrust advocates, such as Matt Stoller of the American Economic Liberties Project, a non-profit founded to combat monopolist corporations.

The Merger Will Be ‘A Disaster For America’

In his newsletter on Sunday, Stoller said that the merger would hand the world's largest streaming platform control of a major film studio and one of Hollywood's deepest content libraries.

Stoller, who has championed anti-monopolistic stances across ideological lines, supporting Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in recent years, has called this transaction “a recipe for monopolization,” adding that it was unlikely to sail through since it “would be a pretty straightforward challenge for an antitrust lawyer under the Clayton Act.”

See Also: Netflix-Warner Bros $82.7 Billion Mega-Merger Sparks Fierce Hollywood, Lawmakers Backlash— Elizabeth Warren Calls It An ‘Anti-Monopoly Nightmare’

Stoller drew comparisons to other recently challenged mergers, ...