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In EU, telcos (and energy, etc.) are regulated. I don't see a reason why IT services shouldn't, given that the market is in a dead-end situation. Regulation can
by tannhaeuser 6y ago
In EU, telcos (and energy, etc.) are regulated. I don't see a reason why IT services shouldn't, given that the market is in a dead-end situation. Regulation can cover professional IT services (VMs/pods) as well as social (portability of social accounts, similar to mobile number portability), in addition to DNS, mail-, and web-spaces which are already de-facto regulated. Goal, among other things, is to break verticals, platforms, network effects, similar to net neutrality principles.
- frockington1 6y agoYou will never be able to convince the American public that the government should control their email, web, social acconts etc. And unfortunately all of these companies are US based and can out fund the EUs lawyers
- tannhaeuser 6y agoMaybe I've misunderstood, but regulation doesn't mean gov "controls" email or other accounts. Just means these services must be offered unbundled and non-subsidied (eg without gmail scanning your mails for ad targetting), and be portable among providers, etc.
- Nasrudith 6y agoCan you trust them to not put in unconstitutional bullshit requirements? Forget demanding 24-7 access to them they would probably have fundies putting in filters on "immoral" content knowing it would get struck down by the "godless courts". I don't want tech regulation because I don't want to be ruled over by complete fucking idiots on subjects they don't understand.