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>It’s basically about catching up through international law, regulations, and enforcement, to make sure that the ideas that we have about what a democratic mand
by SamPatt 2y ago
>It’s basically about catching up through international law, regulations, and enforcement, to make sure that the ideas that we have about what a democratic mandate looks like, what accountability looks like, and what oversight looks like are actually meaningful whenever activities happen in the digital sphere.
Who is "we" here, and which "democratic mandate" is being discussed?
The author was involved with the EU parliament? Excuse me for not taking their tech sector recommendations seriously.
- azemetre 2y agoWhy not? The EU has some of the best consumer protection laws on the planet and they seem to be the only coalition that are actively legislating against big tech. Why be so dismissive on the idea that the “tech utopia” that Google or Meta wants to sell us is just digital serfdom? Seems appropriate seeing how damaging to society these companies truly are.