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> digital services are much closer in effect to being a broadcast service One of the points from the article is that many of these players (e.g. facebook, uber
by aeturnum 10y ago
> digital services are much closer in effect to being a broadcast service
One of the points from the article is that many of these players (e.g. facebook, uber, etc) are not simple broadcast services, but select content from an available pool for users. It seems like 2010 Facebook, with its simple feed algorithm, can much more credibly claim to be an impartial carrier of content a'la the postal service.
I wonder if the influence of a platform on content selection will become legally important for regulation.
- Natsu 10y agoIt ultimately comes down to who makes the rules and who the companies have to answer to in the end, I think. Though I must say that the article had a rather odd way of stating that, with their use of the word 'sovereignty' in this sentence: > Governments and courts are chipping away at the sovereignty of internet firms, and public opinion is pushing them to police themselves better.