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Internet Age-Gates Are A Growing Global Threat
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I agree with much of that, but not the things after "bring down the [list of companies]".
I agree we need to bring them down, but not through governmental regulations and fines, but by us (the general public) building replacements for them. Like the thing we're using here.
All that state regulation will do is make that harder because that regulation will also apply to those replacements and make sure nobody can ever operate anything that replaces them unless they have enough revenue to comply with those regulations.
That's fair. It doesn't have to be regulation, could be simple fines without regulation as is often done, or law specifically targeting some definition of evil algorithm.
IMO justice demands accountability for the individuals responsible. No more get out of jail free card for CEOs. Without that it'll just spring up in another form, with it as precedent we can consider going after Oil, Pharma executives etc.
Without either there will be blood, sooner or later.