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I don’t understand what anyone was expecting.

K0balt 1y ago
Some people are still under the impression that they live in a democratic republic under a constitutional doctrine of permissive freedom and the rule of law.
- fulafel 1y ago
  > Google told 404 Media that it didn’t receive any warning from the DOJ, but that it “bans apps with a high risk of abuse” Seems to be something else in this case.
- nsxwolf 1y ago
  A nuisance app that generated zero revenue for these app stores was used in a murder. It’s a PR no-brainer to simply remove it just as they constantly remove other apps for all sorts of reasons.
  - StopDisinfo910 1y ago
    A perfectly legal application was arbitrarily removed from distribution without any due process because it displeases those in power. Funny how perspective on things can change depending of the amount of boot licking people enjoy.
    - K0balt 1y ago
      Unfortunately, somebody figured out that if they put cocaine in boot polish, people kneel and lick easily.
- GoblinSlayer 1y ago
  It's just a monopoly.
  - Schiendelman 1y ago
    That is fascinating to think about. Could we have a model where there wasn't?
  - K0balt 1y ago
    Governments are universally based in having a relative monopoly of coercive force. It would be fascinating to explore alternatives, where the coercion was based in algorithms, AI, or other systems relatively free from perverse incentives. Perhaps an effective system of government without coercive force might even be explored, if someone could figure out a strong enough incentive alignment to make that work(doubt). The principal obstacle to fair, enduring, and prosperous governance is that the built in perverse incentives are much, much stronger than the aligned incentives, and only are held in check by the ratio of coercive power of the perverse vs aligned incentive holders. When a population becomes to compliant, obedient, or distracted in the presence of a strongly misaligned state, disaster always follows. Fascinatingly, we can presently watch this unfold in real time on a global scale.

Some people are still under the impression that they live in a democratic republic under a constitutional doctrine of permissive freedom and the rule of law.

fulafel 1y ago
> Google told 404 Media that it didn’t receive any warning from the DOJ, but that it “bans apps with a high risk of abuse” Seems to be something else in this case.
nsxwolf 1y ago
A nuisance app that generated zero revenue for these app stores was used in a murder. It’s a PR no-brainer to simply remove it just as they constantly remove other apps for all sorts of reasons.
- StopDisinfo910 1y ago
  A perfectly legal application was arbitrarily removed from distribution without any due process because it displeases those in power. Funny how perspective on things can change depending of the amount of boot licking people enjoy.
  - K0balt 1y ago
    Unfortunately, somebody figured out that if they put cocaine in boot polish, people kneel and lick easily.
GoblinSlayer 1y ago
It's just a monopoly.
- Schiendelman 1y ago
  That is fascinating to think about. Could we have a model where there wasn't?
- K0balt 1y ago
  Governments are universally based in having a relative monopoly of coercive force. It would be fascinating to explore alternatives, where the coercion was based in algorithms, AI, or other systems relatively free from perverse incentives. Perhaps an effective system of government without coercive force might even be explored, if someone could figure out a strong enough incentive alignment to make that work(doubt). The principal obstacle to fair, enduring, and prosperous governance is that the built in perverse incentives are much, much stronger than the aligned incentives, and only are held in check by the ratio of coercive power of the perverse vs aligned incentive holders. When a population becomes to compliant, obedient, or distracted in the presence of a strongly misaligned state, disaster always follows. Fascinatingly, we can presently watch this unfold in real time on a global scale.