Comment by neves
5 days ago
Digital infrastructure became so important that it must be regulated. We can't leave app stores at the whim of mega corporations.
5 days ago
Digital infrastructure became so important that it must be regulated. We can't leave app stores at the whim of mega corporations.
The mega corporations need to be broken up.
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Nooo what you are saying communist. I also think so, but each time someone (typically the EU) does something in the direction (e.g. digital market act) the US government, companies and citizens accuse us to be communists, against progress, that we overregulate, that the "free market" regulates by itself, and similar bullshit.
The irony is that just in communist China the corporations must submit to the Government.
You may argue that it is terrible. They don't have a democratic gov. But the alternative looks worse every day.
"Everything I don't like is communism"
Just because Google built something valuable that doesn't mean the government should take control of it. This line of reasoning also leads to the government taking over YouTube and changing the rules there due to how "important" it is.
The things mega corporations built could be even more valuable (for society) if they didn't intentionally restrict for their own and their shareholders' benefit what you can do with them.
"Regulating" also doesn't mean "taking control".
>shareholders' benefit
Since they are public companies the shareholder's benefit is to society's benefit.
>"Regulating" also doesn't mean "taking shareholders' benefit
Technically true, but if the regulations are just suggestions then they won't accomplish anything. When people suggest regulation they want to control how these companies are acting, not just sending them a strongly worded letter.
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you're not making a good argument for privatization lol