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All this because public institutions have lost the will or capacity to regulate the companies. So they switch to burdening the consumers.
by softwaredoug 5mo ago
All this because public institutions have lost the will or capacity to regulate the companies. So they switch to burdening the consumers.
- Refreeze5224 5mo agoAnother way to say it is that capital is operating as it always has: in its own interest.
- dylan604 5mo agoLost the will? How about paid to look the other way?
- account42 5mo agoIt's hard for a politician to understand what his campaign contributions require him not to.
- anubistheta 5mo agoThis is regulation from a public institution. Regardless of how such a resolution is passed, it will impact the consumers.
- softwaredoug 5mo agoIt’s regulation on consumers, not companies Banning or limiting addictive features like algorithmic feeds would be regulating the companies.
- jeroenhd 5mo agoThey are regulating the companies. Apple, Google, and Microsoft are companies. Desktop and mobile Linux is an extreme niche and alternatives to Linux are practically nonexistent. I'm not surprised law makers might not have known that there are operating systems not made by for-profit companies.