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> they should not expect anything from it Companies are actors in society, just like people and need to behave. First of all companies need to operate within
by bad_user 9y ago
> they should not expect anything from it
Companies are actors in society, just like people and need to behave.
First of all companies need to operate within the law of the countries they operate in; otherwise they can always GTFO. But even further than that, much like how people can be dicks and do damage within the boundaries of the law, companies can do that too and the most effective way to counteract that is to ...
(1) criticize their actions, as a warning to others, we have free speech after all and
(2) marginalize them, which in the case of companies basically means voting with your wallet, or eyeballs, depending on scenario
I basically do not care about Facebook not being a public service de jure, when they are a de facto one because of their near monopoly, therefore I expect them to operate on different standards than companies that only have a couple of thousands users. And it's my right to have such expectations, regardless of their legal status.
- sametmax 9y agoThat's not what I mean. I agree with your point, I'm just saying that people tend to use company services like they can count on them. The reality is that they have an agenda, and they will do whatever they can get away with to follow their agenda, not yours. As such, and given our imperfect society, you should not expect anything from them and assume they will mess up. I'm not trying to exonerate them from responsibilities, nor saying we should not act to improve things. I just point out their nature and how we should take it in consideration in our decision process.