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Reading through the actual proposed regulations, most of them are regulations I'd like to have enforced on any social media tech company above some small thresh
by matharmin 7y ago
Reading through the actual proposed regulations, most of them are regulations I'd like to have enforced on any social media tech company above some small threshold in size, and are not onerous to implement. Many of these proposed regulations cover exactly the type of issues that are often complained about on HN.
Why does it matter so much that it's Facebook proposing it, and that they have already implemented it?
- Dumblydorr 7y agoBecause they are using it to prevent competitors from being able to take their market share. They're the market leader, they have resources and codebase already...
- Faark 7y agoOr they have already implemented them cause they consider those measures to be important / effective. Recommending something you don't think is worth the effort would be stupid, just like not implementing good ones. If FB decides against adopting some measure, they obviously will use the same arguments for not recommending it. As for FB recommending lower standards to govern the competition... would anyone here actually do this unless part of a brand? Evaluating recommendations is a politicians job, and I'd expect them to listen to more than just the few biggest companies.