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The inability of congressmen to understand even the most trivial of technology considerations is irrelevant. These are business, so logically follow the money.
by austincheney 6y ago
The inability of congressmen to understand even the most trivial of technology considerations is irrelevant. These are business, so logically follow the money. In almost all cases the areas of concern are dictated by advertising business.
That being said if congress had any teeth at all they could instantly solve this technology problem by simply taking back the legislative protections that allow online advertising to thrive. If any of these companies had to operate without these special protections and thus compete with print media with equivalent protections they would immediately whither away.
- Nasrudith 6y agoThere are no special protections because you don't need one to not be sued by someone for a wrong party! If my car is vandalized I don't get to just sue Bill Gates be he is convenient and known!
- austincheney 6y agoYour example is absurd because it doesn’t exist. Section 230 and DMCA are special protections that provide blanket immunity from any lawsuits. The protections intentionally exist to shield service providers but indirectly allow online advertising where it could not exist otherwise, there they are special protections.