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I'm always wary of throwing more laws at a problem. I'd much rather market forces solve it.
by brodouevencode 5y ago
I'm always wary of throwing more laws at a problem. I'd much rather market forces solve it.
- Karunamon 5y agoAgree in principle, but that becomes hard/impossible at the scale Facebook and friends operate at. Monopoly isn't the right term, but it's close. I'd welcome laws that requires specific kinds of transparency and conduct at Facebook/Reddit/Twitter/YouTube user counts. Simply tie this conduct to S230 protections, and we evade all first amendment issues. The companies would do anything to avoid being responsible for the hateful, libelous, harassing, and terroristic content they convey every single day.
- AlexandrB 5y agoThis seems like a statement of faith. Facebook, and the markets it operates in, have seen very little government oversight for most its lifetime. It's mostly market forces that got us here. I don't see any reason to think that market forces will improve the situation in the future.
- brodouevencode 5y agoI'd much rather put my faith in markets than any government. Markets persuade while governments enforce, usually with a gun.
- krapp 5y agoTrusting corporations to behave requires trusting governments, because governments are the only reason corporations compete at all, versus simply collaborating and shaking people down like the mafia. You really don't want the monopoly on force to become a free market of force, that doesn't end well for the average consumer.