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Well, people didn’t use to have a lot of things, it’s still a big problem if you ban certain people from a platform but not others. Those that are allowed gain
by Grustaf 6y ago
Well, people didn’t use to have a lot of things, it’s still a big problem if you ban certain people from a platform but not others. Those that are allowed gain a huge advantage.
It’s especially problematic if these de facto monopolies take sides in elections.
- bobmaxup 6y agoHow is it any different than if I was banned from HN or an IRC channel? These "platforms" are just large message boards.
- xpe 6y agoBoth AWS and payment processors are substantially different from message boards.
- koolk3ychain 6y agoCannot agree more, what Obama started in regards to politically weaponizing payment processors (both VISA and companies that interact directly with their networks) against certain industries and individuals in the wake of Sandy Hook is legitimately concerning. AWS creating DNS and routing features is equally concerning, personally I don't want to live in a world where platforms start to build, control and ultimately monopolize the infrastructure they rely on to exist.
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- squidlogic 6y agoDon't you think that's a little reductionistic?
- Grustaf 6y agoFew people on HN have 89 million followers.
- throwawayboise 6y agoThere's a name for a economic structure where corporations are privately owned, but operate in alignment with the governments political agenda and goals. Perhaps out of coercion, or perhaps just trying to avoid scrutiny.
- Dracophoenix 6y agoCorporatism?
- jimmygrapes 6y agoItalian Fascism.
- Dracophoenix 6y agoWhich has its roots in Italian/Catholic Corporatism.