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“Television” doesn’t have strict laws and restrictions. Over the air broadcasts do. The broadcast spectrum is considered publicly owned and is leased to telev

“Television” doesn’t have strict laws and restrictions. Over the air broadcasts do. The broadcast spectrum is considered publicly owned and is leased to television operators. I guess you could say the same about the cellular spectrum. But how deep do you want government regulation to go since Google operates over the internet? Do you really want the government controlling internet content “for the children”? And if they regulate app stores, especially on Android, do they also regulate what you can distribute from your own website?

AtlasBarfed 3y ago
I see your point to some degree, but an app store is not the open internet, there is not freedom nor assumption of freedom. It is curated strictly in anticompetitive terms by both Google and Apple. So yes, I do expect strict child regulation in it, especially since there isn't the open internet issue of a) who pays for it and b) who is the central regulatory nexus point. It is google/apple in both cases.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  And how many of those apps could just be websites? Do you then regulate websites? If the US does something like the EU DMA, do you regulate all app stores for content? Exactly how do you do either in a way that the government doesn’t come in an regulate content that they don’t like?
  - AtlasBarfed 3y ago
    As a parent far on the liberal spectrum I am just fine with proper functioning government regulation, and the job they did in the 70s/80s/90s was perfectly fine. You are obviously arguing for zero-regulation, or you think you are in the libertarian sense. I always like to ask libertarians if they think murder should be illegal, which they usually do. Well, guess what, you are in favor of government regulation, it simply comes down to what line in the sand you are drawing that obviously is convenient to your own self interest.

AtlasBarfed 3y ago

I see your point to some degree, but an app store is not the open internet, there is not freedom nor assumption of freedom. It is curated strictly in anticompetitive terms by both Google and Apple. So yes, I do expect strict child regulation in it, especially since there isn't the open internet issue of a) who pays for it and b) who is the central regulatory nexus point. It is google/apple in both cases.

scarface_74 3y ago
And how many of those apps could just be websites? Do you then regulate websites? If the US does something like the EU DMA, do you regulate all app stores for content? Exactly how do you do either in a way that the government doesn’t come in an regulate content that they don’t like?
- AtlasBarfed 3y ago
  As a parent far on the liberal spectrum I am just fine with proper functioning government regulation, and the job they did in the 70s/80s/90s was perfectly fine. You are obviously arguing for zero-regulation, or you think you are in the libertarian sense. I always like to ask libertarians if they think murder should be illegal, which they usually do. Well, guess what, you are in favor of government regulation, it simply comes down to what line in the sand you are drawing that obviously is convenient to your own self interest.