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Google is a nearly two trillion dollar company. I shed no tears for “forcing” them to host speech they don’t like. My desire to give companies rights diminishe
by BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
Google is a nearly two trillion dollar company. I shed no tears for “forcing” them to host speech they don’t like.
My desire to give companies rights diminishes with scale.
- jmull 5y agoFortunately, in the US, we have the first amendment as a shield against authoritarians who would dictate the content we see.
- car_analogy 5y agoAgainst government authoritarians. You have no shield against private oligopolies.
- rootusrootus 5y agoWho else but the government is going to force Google to host content against their wishes?
- lordnacho 5y agoReally? What's the difference? It's not whether it's public or private making the decisions (they are both considering the amount spent in lobbying), it's the degree of control you ought to worry about. There needs to be an actual free market where people have a realistic set of alternatives. Pointing out public versus private is IMO misidentifying the problem.
- shadowgovt 5y ago> Really? What's the difference? For starters, Google doesn't get to raise a private army or arrest The Hill for misuse of their services.
- lordnacho 5y agoHistorical various East India Companies did exactly that while also holding monopolies. With enough size and political influence they could do it, it just hasn't been in fashion.
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