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Most of these companies have specifically used the power of their products to advance the political ideals of their executives and owners. It was wrong when Gen
by i_am_nomad 7y ago
Most of these companies have specifically used the power of their products to advance the political ideals of their executives and owners. It was wrong when General Electric did it, it’s wrong when Google does it. Seems like Google, Facebook and the like just thought they were too powerful to suffer any consequences.
- scarface74 7y agoAs opposed to every other major company that uses profits from their business to fund lobbyists?
- telotortium 7y agoI think that, if you believe the FAANGs are dominant enough to be considered infrastructure, you can make a case that their putative political bias is worse that other company's lobbying. At least lobbying results in the introduction of bills that can be debated in a legislature with public input (via calling your representatives, as well as protests and counter-lobbying from other interest groups). The FAANGs' decisions on how to regulate their platforms are subject to no vote or other public input before enactment.
- scarface74 7y agoThere is nothing “infrastructure” about any of the FaANGs.