Comment by palata
14 hours ago
> Easy: pass laws requiring chat providers to implement interoperability standards so that users can bring their own trusted clients.
In Europe that's called the Digital Markets Act.
14 hours ago
> Easy: pass laws requiring chat providers to implement interoperability standards so that users can bring their own trusted clients.
In Europe that's called the Digital Markets Act.
That's not permissionless afaik. "Users" can't really do it. It's frustrating that all these legislations appear to view it as a business problem rather than a private individual's right to communicate securely.
Right, I get what you mean.
But in a way, I feel like sometimes it makes sense to not completely open everything. Say a messaging app, it makes sense to not just make it free for all. As a company, if I let you interoperate with my servers that I pay and maintain, I guess it makes sense that I may want to check who you are before. I think?
We probably can't make it free for all, but for something like a messaging app, we also need to recognize that it isn't optional to function in society. It should be regulated more like a utility:
- Facebook can still control the identity, but there needs to be a legal recourse for getting banned, and their policies can't discriminate against viewpoints, for example
- The client specs should be open so that an alternate client can be implemented (sort of like how Telegram is currently)
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