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I’d say with 95% certainty that Google and Facebook will be subject to anti-trust legislation by 2025.

by ceilingcorner 6y ago

mkl95 6y ago
Not sure about FB but Google have had several antitrust suits filed against them, both in the US and Europe.
- ceilingcorner 6y ago
  I’m talking serious antitrust action. Break up Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Break up YouTube, Google, Gmail, and Android.
  - eloisant 6y ago
    I wish that would happen but I'm not as optimistic as you are on that. That should have happened a long time ago for Google, and Facebook shouldn't have been allowed to buy all these companies. But here we are.
  - soco 6y ago
    I don't think here is the issue of breaking, rather what is allowed on them and what not.
    - ceilingcorner 6y ago
      Personally I have less problem with individual platforms deciding what they want to ban, if there are a variety of options available. The issue to me is the clear coordination between Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Twitter. If these four companies decide to kick you off, you’ve just lost ~75% of the Internet. Breaking them all up into smaller companies with more independent management would alleviate this issue, IMO.
      - epakai 6y ago
        I agree, but I'm curious about Twitter. How do you really break them up? Is there much more to it than the social media and ad components?
rapsey 6y ago
Not sure about anti-trust. But there will almost certainly be something regarding free speech and social networks.
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runawaybottle 6y ago
I guess you are not as jaded as I am. These bans are an olive branch to the Democratic establishment who control Congress currently. They will trade favors.
- Viliam1234 6y ago
  The carrot is "we might ban your opponents" and the stick is "or we might ban you". In addition to outright ban, consider other things in the "shadowban" category the tech companies might just as easily do to a politician they don't like. A little tweak of the algorithm, and positive mentions of you in web search or social networks start disappearing, and negative mentions become frontpage...

I’d say with 95% certainty that Google and Facebook will be subject to anti-trust legislation by 2025.

mkl95 6y ago

Not sure about FB but Google have had several antitrust suits filed against them, both in the US and Europe.

ceilingcorner 6y ago
I’m talking serious antitrust action. Break up Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Break up YouTube, Google, Gmail, and Android.
- eloisant 6y ago
  I wish that would happen but I'm not as optimistic as you are on that. That should have happened a long time ago for Google, and Facebook shouldn't have been allowed to buy all these companies. But here we are.
- soco 6y ago
  I don't think here is the issue of breaking, rather what is allowed on them and what not.
  - ceilingcorner 6y ago
    Personally I have less problem with individual platforms deciding what they want to ban, if there are a variety of options available. The issue to me is the clear coordination between Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Twitter. If these four companies decide to kick you off, you’ve just lost ~75% of the Internet. Breaking them all up into smaller companies with more independent management would alleviate this issue, IMO.
    - epakai 6y ago
      I agree, but I'm curious about Twitter. How do you really break them up? Is there much more to it than the social media and ad components?

rapsey 6y ago

Not sure about anti-trust. But there will almost certainly be something regarding free speech and social networks.

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runawaybottle 6y ago

I guess you are not as jaded as I am. These bans are an olive branch to the Democratic establishment who control Congress currently. They will trade favors.

Viliam1234 6y ago
The carrot is "we might ban your opponents" and the stick is "or we might ban you". In addition to outright ban, consider other things in the "shadowban" category the tech companies might just as easily do to a politician they don't like. A little tweak of the algorithm, and positive mentions of you in web search or social networks start disappearing, and negative mentions become frontpage...