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Big tech hasn't bribed hard enough to maintain their monopolies. Also the big tech boogeyman is low hanging fruit for culture war conservatives.
by 1270018080 5y ago
Big tech hasn't bribed hard enough to maintain their monopolies.
Also the big tech boogeyman is low hanging fruit for culture war conservatives.
- vkou 5y agoThis is the correct take on it. This isn't some call for seizing the means of production. This is the right being upset that it doesn't have as good a grip on the web as it does with traditional mass media (radio, television, print).
- tyrfing 5y agoWeren't both the Senate and House versions introduced by Democrats?
- andreilys 5y agoBig tech is a lightning rod for more than culture war conservatives, the whole liberal establishment blamed tech for getting Trump elected b/c they didn't do enough to combat "misinformation". Luckily this has now been fixed by Fact Checkers (tm), who are able to remain impartial and free of bias to prevent the proliferation of misinformation online.