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What about privatized utilities then? What prevents e.g. electricity or phone companies from shutting down when they don't like some rules? It's a little more n
by gmueckl 2y ago
What about privatized utilities then? What prevents e.g. electricity or phone companies from shutting down when they don't like some rules? It's a little more nuanced than "all or nothing".
- taberiand 2y agoGood point. Nationalise essential services
- alephnan 2y agoBut TikTok is an entertainment, not utility, company
- loa_in_ 2y agoBecause it's endlessly profitable and very low risk to run a utility, the company's board is... unlikely to ever decide to do a stunt. For what payoff?
- kelnos 2y agoLosing TikTok for a few hours or a day is perhaps going to make TikTok users more angry at the government than TikTok. Losing electricity or phone service for a day is going to make people more angry at the utility or phone company, regardless of why the shutdown has happened. And if a utility threatened to shut down service instead of complying with a new government regulation, you can bet the government would immediately jail anyone involved in that decision.
- tomnipotent 2y agoCovered under "except rare circumstances". Regulations for utilities, telecommunications, transportation, and financial services are the exception and not the rule.