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> These companies aren't a challenge to government power in the US, on the contrary they are a powerful tool for social control. In a sense I'd say that they a
by OneEyedRobot 5y ago
> These companies aren't a challenge to government power in the US, on the contrary they are a powerful tool for social control.
In a sense I'd say that they are now a branch of government.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoEven if not really a branch, it's remember that big companies dominating whole market segments are important geopolitical assets for countries which those companies call "home".