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It’s interesting...implementing these changes won’t hurt Facebook...but they will kill any competition from other (smaller) players. This ruling will in the en
by rock_hard 9y ago
It’s interesting...implementing these changes won’t hurt Facebook...but they will kill any competition from other (smaller) players.
This ruling will in the end contribute to Facebooks long term success and will cement its market position.
- mirimir 9y agoIt'd be very cool if they lost the real-name policy.
- rock_hard 9y agoI don’t think that’s gonna be enforceable...there is good reason for having a real name policy
- polotics 9y agoDo you mean to say German law won't be enforceable in Germany? You try.
- rock_hard 9y agoWhat I am saying is that I don’t think such ruling would hold up at the end of it all.
- daenney 9y agoWhat are those good reasons?
- rock_hard 9y agoAccountability for starters
- madez 9y agoThat is the authorities business. When someone in the street is speaking aloud, then you can't go to them and demand them to reveal their name, even if what is spoken is against the law. You can call the police and they can determine the name of the speaker. The internet is not a lawless place.
- tripzilch 9y agoThere's also a whole bunch of very good reasons for not having one. We've had this discussion already a few years ago (so I don't really feel like rehashing the same arguments again, but you can easily look them up, IIRC it was about Google+ not Facebook, but the reasoning is exactly the same).
- rock_hard 9y agoSure. But thats different from law makers enforcing it. I frankly think it's each platforms right to do what they want, as much as it is people's right to not use a platform. Therefore I believe lawmakers/courts are gonna refrain from regulating it
- tripzilch 9y agoI can't really tell from your comment history if you're from the US or EU, but I'm going to guess the US. Your view on what should be platform's rights, kind of implies there is supposed to be as little regulation as possible. And the problem with that view is, if you ask people why they are still using FB, given the knowledge of what they do with user data and privacy, the most heard excuse is that they feel they have little choice to use an alternative! If you add to that the consideration that it is in the very nature of social network effect that this choice will be diminished to a singular monopoly (a social network is not very useful if your friends/family aren't on it), then you have to admit that the power in "people's right to not use a platform" is absolutely miniscule compared to your desired "platforms right to do what they want". And it is that very imbalance, what regulations are intended to solve (or at least push somewhat towards fairness).
- terraforming 9y agoWhat? How so?
- buster 9y agoPlease explain how. It would certainly help privacy respecting competitors,it seems.
- rock_hard 9y agoIt’s the same with the Banking sector...all those banking regulations are in place for a good reason, yet in sum they make it impossible to start a new bank and stifle competition/innovation.
- ddalex 9y agoLegal rights and protection for the public surely trumps the privilege to run a business and create a profit.
- detaro 9y agoWhich of these changes would be difficult for a smaller competitor?
- rock_hard 9y agoThe sum of them all (sometimes conflicting) across all countries will make it difficult. Also see my other comment