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These discussions lack a lot of nuance. I think all of these things are worth considering: * FB is a company, not a government, so they can more or less do wha
by davidw 5y ago
These discussions lack a lot of nuance. I think all of these things are worth considering:
* FB is a company, not a government, so they can more or less do what they want.
* It's concerning that one company has so much influence. "Just go somewhere else" is tough with the network effects that a system like theirs has.
* FB is responsible for tons of misinformation spreading and is very toxic in a lot of ways.
I'm not really sure what, if anything we should do, but it'd be nice to read a bit more elevated discussions about the problems with social media.
- tehjoker 5y agoThe government is leaning on FB to do what the government wants. It's a slight of hand. FB is a government agent.
- davidw 5y agoI do not think FB is a "government agent" from everything I've read. They operate within government rules and regulations, and they're certainly going to listen to the government, but listening is normal for any company. They can still do what they want.
- adolph 5y ago> They can still do what they want. Sure FB, you can do what you want. It'd just be a shame if it were determined you were a monopoly, sure would be a shame. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/12/ftc-sues-facebook-illegal-monopolization https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/12/ftc-s...
- davidw 5y agoYou know they lost, don't you?
- arminiusreturns 5y agoDo you know about lifelog and In-q-tel?