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Funny how amazon or google were never investigated for years about the tons of pirated content they host, yet tiny hosting sites are being shut down before they

• lelanthran 5y ago
  > Funny how amazon or google were never investigated for years about the tons of pirated content they host, yet tiny hosting sites are being shut down before they even start. It's called "pulling up the ladder behind you". The US did it with patents - for tens of decades the US just ignored patent law (read up on why Hollywood was founded). Once they had enough patents, they started rigorously enforcing it around the world so other countries would have to pay a tax for using knowledge. Most large corporations today are where they are because they were not tightly regulated when small, once they got big they pushed for regulations that were onerous for small companies, hence introducing an artificial barrier that prevents competitors to them from starting off the same way they did. The "#MeToo" movement looked like much of the same as well - a lot of young men and women in Hollywood got their start from the casting couch. By taking away that option (not that they succeeded, as far as I know) they ensure that there are fewer younger and more attractive competitors. "Pull up the ladder behind you" is an old and viable strategy that applies almost anywhere there is competition, and the intention is to reduce competition by making sure that future competition cannot use the same easy channels to success that the ladder-puller did.