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As a big proponent of the free market, I think the problem stems from "sometimes free market." Also, it seems that these moves by tech companies are acting in
by 18pfsmt 6y ago
As a big proponent of the free market, I think the problem stems from "sometimes free market."
Also, it seems that these moves by tech companies are acting in unison (Apple, Google, Amazon) to the satisfaction of one political party (that just happens to have won 2 branches of the federal government).
- jakelazaroff 6y agoIt’s possible that that they’re trying to get in the good graces of the incoming administration. It’s also possible that they’ve wanted to do this all along, but feared legal retaliation from the outgoing one. (The latter feels kinda gross, as they could certainly weather the retaliation better than the people they’re trying to protect now). It’s also possible that this truly just happened to be the straw that broke the camel’s back. Regardless, my general inclination with regard to these companies is that we should have a free market but break up any one that gets large enough such that getting kicked off presents a moral issue. VPS is highly commoditized, so I don’t really care that they got kicked off AWS, but Facebook and Twitter are a bit thornier.
- pcmoney 6y agoHopefully condemnation of violence and the removal of digital systems that enable violence is bipartisan? If it isn’t then morally they should side with the party who is against violence. If it isn’t then financially it is prudent to side with the side that will keep the advertiser dollars flowing. (Biden won 70% of the economy and the majority of the people, especially the wealthy and well educated)