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All of the companies in question have received literally billions of USD in support in one form or another, given explicitly to them. see https://www.theguardia
by patrickg_zill 8y ago
All of the companies in question have received literally billions of USD in support in one form or another, given explicitly to them. see https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/02/us-cities-and-states-give-big-tech-93bn-in-subsidies-in-five-years-tax-breaks https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/02/us-cities-and...
Facebook was started in part, with an investment from the US govt, CIA's In-Q-Tel. Keyhole, now part of Google Earth, also received investment from In-Q-Tel.
Should govt involvement in the economy, trigger laws meant to protect the people from govt interference such as preventing free speech? That is what I am getting at...
- AlexB138 8y agoUnless the terms of the investment specifically state that the private entity becomes subject to those laws, I would say no, but it is a valid question to ask.