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I've said it before, but it's shocking that Facebook has escaped regulation thus far. They have 1,860,000,000 monthly active users. What other business has th
by kareemm 9y ago
I've said it before, but it's shocking that Facebook has escaped regulation thus far. They have 1,860,000,000 monthly active users. What other business has this many customers (or "product") AND can profoundly impact its users happiness... AND goes unregulated?
- portofcall 9y agoTwitter, Snap, Instagram, Uber, Palantir, and pretty much every SV unicorn which exists because the law is slow to react and they’re running at full tilt? This seems like the accepted playbook in SV, and until recently it was lauded on this site and elsewhere. That’s how.
- TAForObvReasons 9y ago"move fast and break things", including laws and ethical standards
- kareemm 9y agoBeing lauded on HN has zero impact on regulation. What amazes me is that there's so little regard for privacy amongst legislators (and by extension their constituents, I suppose) that these behemoth companies have escaped so far.