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I like the principles, but I am pessimistic he can persuade the tech companies and many of the governments (China, Russia, Iran, for instance) to adopt them. Th
by woodandsteel 7y ago
I like the principles, but I am pessimistic he can persuade the tech companies and many of the governments (China, Russia, Iran, for instance) to adopt them. That's because they have such strong motivations to keep things as they are, and even make them worse.
- lggdn 7y agoWhy single out China, Russia, Iran? > That's because they have such strong motivations to keep things as they are, and even make them worse. And the EU, Britain, US, etc don't? I know it's hard to believe, the leader of internet censorship isn't in China, Russia or Iran. It's in europe. "Germany’s Online Crackdowns Inspire the World’s Dictators" https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/06/germany-online-crackdowns-inspired-the-worlds-dictators-russia-venezuela-india/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/06/germany-online-crackdow... And the leaders of tech censorship isn't in China, it's in the US since major tech companies are in the US.
- sadness2 7y ago> And the leaders of tech censorship isn't in China, it's in the US since major tech companies are in the US. This is like saying Iran is the biggest polluter because they produce oil.