4 ms·

The attitude of this reply may get me downvoted or flagged, but I still want to say it. Five eyes are not only in Europe. Quitting your country of origin make

The attitude of this reply may get me downvoted or flagged, but I still want to say it. Five eyes are not only in Europe. Quitting your country of origin makes sense if you are those companies that claim to be friend of justice who also want to gain your people's respect. And Google is a multinational enterprise who loves tax havens very much.[1] Oh yes, the lobbying. How is the net neutrality thing going by the way? Has NSA/CIA/FBI stopped what they've being doing? Last time I heard about FBI is Apple opposes putting backdoor in their products. Apparently they didn't stop, yet they are seeking for some kind of power expanding. I hope your sense of superiority didn't come from "we are better than the worst." Voters and politicians accuse Russia group for buying commercials. Companies like Google/Facebook are censoring terrorism videos/hate speech/fake news they (not people) don't like. Why would they do such thing if they are so confident with freedom of speech? Yes, the government won't do many things to you because of the definition of freedom of speech, just like what Aaron Swartz said[2], the power of censorship is holding by private sectors, their policies can be transparent or shady whenever they want, to gain support from general people. Being open is part of their PR, not because there's law to force them. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailtracy/2016/02/19/google-moved-billions-of-dollars-to-bermuda-to-avoid-taxes-again/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailtracy/2016/02/19/google-... [2] https://www.wired.com/2013/04/aaron-swartz-interview/ https://www.wired.com/2013/04/aaron-swartz-interview/ edit: added links

bad_user 9y ago
> Oh yes, the lobbying. How is the net neutrality thing going by the way? I'm glad you asked. Net neutrality is being debated in the open and there are good arguments against it that haven't been addressed. Given that I live in a European country where competition in this space is really high, with high speed Internet / 4G connections being available for cheap, with plenty pro-consumer EU regulations already in place, I'm actually against net neutrality. But the important thing for me though is that I can voice my opinions for or against it without fearing the government will rain down on me or my family. Last week and the week before that I was on the streets, participating in a public protest against our current government, because I can. Again, those who haven't lived in a totalitarian state and haven't had grandparents or parents persecuted by the state for thinking thoughts against the regime, those people don't know what they are talking about. Imagine living in fear of reprisals just for listening to the former Radio Free Europe, which is what communism gives you. > I hope your sense of superiority didn't come from "we are better than the worst." No, my sense of superiority comes from facts and history.
- 4684499 9y ago
  Hi there, how do you think about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15912965 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15912965

bad_user 9y ago

> Oh yes, the lobbying. How is the net neutrality thing going by the way? I'm glad you asked. Net neutrality is being debated in the open and there are good arguments against it that haven't been addressed. Given that I live in a European country where competition in this space is really high, with high speed Internet / 4G connections being available for cheap, with plenty pro-consumer EU regulations already in place, I'm actually against net neutrality. But the important thing for me though is that I can voice my opinions for or against it without fearing the government will rain down on me or my family. Last week and the week before that I was on the streets, participating in a public protest against our current government, because I can. Again, those who haven't lived in a totalitarian state and haven't had grandparents or parents persecuted by the state for thinking thoughts against the regime, those people don't know what they are talking about. Imagine living in fear of reprisals just for listening to the former Radio Free Europe, which is what communism gives you. > I hope your sense of superiority didn't come from "we are better than the worst." No, my sense of superiority comes from facts and history.

4684499 9y ago
Hi there, how do you think about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15912965 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15912965