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If users can be lost in meaningful numbers to such comparatively tiny frictions, it seems like the market will never sufficiently be a level playing field.
by shuckles 3y ago
If users can be lost in meaningful numbers to such comparatively tiny frictions, it seems like the market will never sufficiently be a level playing field.
- Vinnl 3y agoI agree that it's a hard problem (like fair markets regulation in general - e.g. it's not straightforward how to define a particular market either). Unfortunately I'm also not sure what the better solution would be - at least trying to make them as fair as possible seems to be the somewhat reasonable choice, compared to full central planning or a free-for-all market.
- shuckles 3y agoArguments on the margin make sense, but DMA compliance has huge resource costs and will surely come with eye watering penalties. And yet if small barriers are indeed so insurmountable then the benefits will be limited. So: is it worth it? I think cookie banners have not meaningfully changed users’ ability to exercise privacy preferences, but they have probably cost the economy many tens of billions of dollars to implement, enforce, and litigate. As far as I can tell, there isn’t much reflection on what that says about effective legislation.