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None of these companies are remotely accountable or fair in their process. None of their rules are democratically decided, there is zero oversight, zero recours

None of these companies are remotely accountable or fair in their process. None of their rules are democratically decided, there is zero oversight, zero recourse. Imagine a world where they run stuff. Imagine a world where these companies are in charge of things like currency or things necessary to live. Legislation needs to recognise the power and responsibility companies like this have, and mandate that those with sufficiently high traction or gravity provide a transparent appeals and dispute process.

bko 7y ago
> None of these companies are remotely accountable or fair in their process. None of their rules are democratically decided, there is zero oversight, zero recourse. I'm pretty sure the people who "run stuff" today are not any more accountable. They're elected sure, but considering that re-election percentage for US Congress is in the 90s and Senate is in the 80s [0]. Local elections are also generally in the 90s [1] and its worth noting that many people who "run stuff" are appointed unelected administration officials (e.g. Federal Reserve, Supreme Court). [0] https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/reelect.php https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/reelect.php [1] https://ballotpedia.org/2018_election_analysis:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state https://ballotpedia.org/2018_election_analysis:_Incumbent_wi...