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Do you think the electric company should be able to shut off your electricity if you say something they don't like? The problem is that, due to lack of anti-tr
by jnwatson 2y ago
Do you think the electric company should be able to shut off your electricity if you say something they don't like?
The problem is that, due to lack of anti-trust enforcement, we have quasi-utility companies that run commerce. If they have the market position of a utility, they need to be regulated as such.
- semiquaver 2y agoUtility companies and common carriers have special obligations in exchange for their government granted or natural monopolies. Certain large internet companies might eventually be considered utilities or common carriers, but I think that this would be a bad thing because it would tend to favor monopolization. At any rate, no one has or should have a state-enforced right to an account on a particular social media site. It’s silly how fast people jump to comparing Facebook to the electric company.