I don't agree with what these big tech companies are doing. I just don't think its the governments place to regulate it. Maybe ita different where you live. But anything the U.s. government get involved with turns to shit.
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I don't agree with what these big tech companies are doing. I just don't think its the governments place to regulate it. Maybe ita different where you live. But anything the U.s. government get involved with turns to shit.
You’re right it’s about antitrust laws and monopoly.Quote:
Originally Posted by b-dolo
Censorship is just a result of the anticompetitive market because they can get away with it with no competitor.
Anticompete laws date back to Ancient Rome, they aren’t anti-capitalism, if anything a monopoly or an oligarchy Is because they suppress a free market.
wouldn't the free market mean freedom to suppress a free market?
This still not an organ of the government and based on how the US constitution is written and enforced, only the congress has to acknowledge or refrain from hindering freedom of speech, then of course the Supreme Court. Senate and president don't and random apps on the internet don't have to eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
Anytime you sign up for these apps/sites there is a terms and conditions waiver. Which gives them right to do what they want, like it or not.
Media is no more regulated here than Twitter. So treating them as such isn't going to make any difference.
Because they are breaking antitrust laws, they can absolutely break up the company.
They did it with the phone companies “ma bell” in the 80’s.
Like i said it’s already been determined these companies hold monopolies. In particular Facebook and Google.
Will they? Not likely with Biden in bed with Facebook and big tech.
Although Google is facing an antitrust lawsuit from 30 states.
Bernie Sanders is absolutely in favor of breaking up the tech companies so this will be one of those points of contention within the Democratic Party to watch for in the next few years.
How are Google/facebook considered monopolies? They have competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dooch
This isnt something that just popped up yesterday it’s been an ongoing years long investigation.Quote:
Originally Posted by b-dolo
There’s a lot of information on it if your interested in why it’s an easy search.
The democratic party is the new Republican and Democratic party. The republican party is over but it will be allowed to exist as a foil to the dems. The dems have to act like they're trying to do something "if it wasn't for the republicans", and the republicans have free reign to do whatever the want but their ideology is 'send people's taxes to companies so that the companies will get more money' so they're so internally pointless that it's fine. I think the trump wing of the dem party will likely become more anti-capital as capital beats their fucking ass for being lame despite cucking for it for decades. They will realize that traditionally the US was a conformist collectivist society and the disappearance of this is actually what's bothering them (they're too, you know, to independently concoct a personality).
But fucc em. I agree with that the tech companies need to be broken up and regulated. Big tech also realizes the dem party has more or less won for the next few decades and they're doing theatre to make sure they don't get regulated, and it'll work. It's also not unconstitutional to ban people and the only entity that is constitutionally obligated to anything is the government. we're not going to have any real friction in government after Trump. Everything will be theatrics. The 'radical left' will be melted into goo soon and a bunch of industry plan radical lefters will emerge and the trump movement is too dependent on a singular person to last. 20 years and something else will happen but we're about to enter a long stretch of lethargy and decline.
Ok. Easier read than said. FB I would agree, google would be a harder sell. They have become more than just a search engine website.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dooch
The right needs go through a rebranding. People care less and less about some of thier main selling points like Christian values and gun control. Just opposing Dems views isn't creative and most can decipher it. They have morphed into a party of socialism for corporations.
Are we really not seeing that twitter, Facebook, youtube etc have been igniting the Trump flame for 4 years and waiting until some crazy shit finally happened to take action because he was going after big tech? It’s pretty fucking obvious from here.
Also major lols that the government aren’t the ones who are supposed regulate big tech. Yeah major they should regulate themselves that’ll work, what the fuck
It’s also not even specifically about banning Trump but the fact they can all join together and essentially silence someone with that amount of reach and power is pretty crazy to think about. That’s some power that has a major impact on the world. They can re-write and create narratives at will
Exactly. The government should be fighting to break them up not partnering with them to silence a political rival under a weak and false pretense.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
Politicians have incited riots all year with their rhetoric let’s not get too existential about what’s happening it’s pretty blatant and highly corrupt.