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If you like the government having the right to do this, could you please explain why you're OK with your political opponents having this power when they get in
by delichon 3y ago
If you like the government having the right to do this, could you please explain why you're OK with your political opponents having this power when they get in office? Because in many circumstances they will be attempting to inculcate an incompatible ideology with it. How can you reconcile wanting to hand this power to either in that case?
- skywhopper 3y agoThe power to talk to companies and attempt to coordinate efforts on communicating information about important national concerns like public health and voting information? If that's not allowed, are government sources not allowed to talk to the press either? Or even send out press releases (which could be interpreted as "coercion" to publish the included information)? So long as the companies have no obligation to do what the government agents suggest, then I think this is an entirely reasonable "power" to have. In fact, it's one that you can't actually get rid of anyway.
- nickthegreek 3y agoAgreed. I'd also want to add that companies should be releasing some sort of transparency report on which governments are asking and at what frequency, etc.