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Unfortunately, credit card processors can and do deny services to people with which they disagree. To give one example: you can't use any mainstream payment pro
by TheAceOfHearts 8y ago
Unfortunately, credit card processors can and do deny services to people with which they disagree. To give one example: you can't use any mainstream payment processors for anything related to pornography.
Also, on Android you can run alternative app stores without having to "jailbreak" the phone. One example of this is f-droid [0]. You just need to change a single configuration option to allow installing APKs from third-party sources. Fortnite is an example of a popular Android game which you have to download and install outside of the Play Store, presumably because they don't want to pay for the large cut that Google normally takes.
I think domain name registrars should probably be treated like utilities, although I'd have to think it through very carefully to consider any consequences.
I'm generally in agreement that platforms should be neutral, otherwise they should be treated as publishers and be forced to deal with the consequences. It sets a poor precedent when rules are not enforced evenly.
[0] https://f-droid.org/ https://f-droid.org/
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoAre there any platforms that are still neutral? It seems like reality has shown those that tried to be, that really, they can't. Spam takes over your email, hostile ads take over your advertising space, trolls take over your forums. Maybe there is some way around this, but I have no idea what it might be.